Law Would Clamp Down On Bullying Over The InternetHARTFORD, Conn. — Victims of cyberbullying publicly discussed their pain Friday in an effort to strengthen the state’s anti-bullying laws. Alexa Berman could not tell her story Friday. The Brookfield teenage took her own life because of cyberbullying in 2008, her mother said. “They’d go on and on in the e-mails trying to tell her how her behavior was horrible,” said Deborah Berman. Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would expand the definition of school bullying to include cyberbulling, which includes texting, Facebook, and other social media sites. “If a child is feeling threatened in school, if their ability to learn is affected, then it’s bullying,” said state Rep. Andrew Fleischman, D-West Hartford. “As hard as it’s been rehashing the story, its helps us because we know that other children will not have to go through what my daughter went through,” Berman said. The bill also includes a mandate requiring school districts to have their schools adopt a safe environment plan aimed at preventing any type of bullying. E-mail news tips to Eyewitness News, or dial: 866-289-0333.
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