Bullies are cowards, period; even worse are people who feel the need to torture someone online. Cyber bullies hide behind their computers and put down others, either through social networking sites or instant messaging systems. They are the most cowardly of all bullies and are so insecure about themselves that they have to put down others.

Throughout middle school and high school there have always been school assemblies on bullying and how no one in school should be doing it to other classmates. Students always agreed to never bully anyone when the truth of the matter is that most bullies don’t realize that what they are doing is wrong.

Cyber bullying exists throughout MHS. It can be seen on multiple Facebook pages.  Others are constantly put down on sites like Formspring, where people can anonymously write stuff about classmates directly to their account. Statements such as “You’re ugly,” and “I hate you,” are nothing out of the ordinary.

Too many times have we all heard about someone who took their life due to being cyber bullied. It is happening in Massapequa, and it should not be ignored. Notices someone being bullied Facebook? Do something about it.

The only way to stop cyber bullies is to get help. It’s so easy to catch them—everything they say can be copied, printed, and given to a school official. It can be stopped. It’s just up to students to stop it.