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"Speaking from experience, I know how hard it is for a child to go to school when they are constantly getting bullied every single day through social media. My sophomore year of high school, a group of juniors would continue to text me and message me on social media saying hurtful things for absolutely no reason. At this time, I absolutely dreaded going to school because I was constantly in fear that I'd have to face the individuals who bullied me. After a month of ongoing bullying, I asked my parents if I could transfer to a different high school in hopes that the hurtful comments would stop. Instead of pulling me out of my current high school, they told me to stand up for myself and tell administration if I needed to. I was fortunate enough to get the classmates who were bullying me to stop before things got out of hand. I was even able to talk a little with one of my coworkers about his life in public school. His name is Aaron, and he shared with me that he actually dropped out of school in the 6th grade because he was overweight and was so scared to go to school because his classmates would bully him at school, and then continue to bully him on the Internet. It was nearly impossible for Aaron to escape his bullies, he didn't even feel safe in his own house. Aaron was then homeschooled, where he was able to lose weight and gain confidence back. He is now attending Front Range Community College and has so much confidence and is truly a great guy. Although he definitely suffered through multiple years of getting bullied, he was fortunate enough to escape those bullied and have a positive future. Not all bullied victims are able to overcome their bullies. Unfortunately, my classmate that I mentioned before was one of many young adults who just couldn't handle the constant bullying. Alyson Dossat never got to graduate high school or attend senior prom, and unfortunately there are many other things that Alyson will not get to experience all because of cyber-bullying. It is easy to forget or not think of how seriously cyber-bullying can affect individuals until one sits down and think of all the terrible tragedies that have happened due to this crime. Unfortunately, it took losing one of my classmates to realize how traumatizing cyber-bullying can truly be to an individual. However, it seems that no matter how many teenagers we lose, adolescents are still out there bullying."