Rutherford: Kids intimidated, bullied via technology

A fifth-grade girl is crying on the bench at the school where I work. I sit next to her and ask what is wrong? She tearfully says, “Someone is going to kill me.” I comfort her as we walk to my office in search of privacy. Once in my office I ask her to explain. She calms slightly while pulling a cellphone from her pocket. Without talking, she searches the phone for a text, finds it and hands me the phone. The text reads, “You stinky ****, everyone at school hates you, I asked them, and we all wish you were dead.” I ask, “Did you show this to your mom?” The scared little girl responds, “No; if I do my mom will take away my phone.”/ William Rutherford , CDA Press. More here .

Question: Have you or your kids been bullied via technology?