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(as it happens)
cybertext translation:

14-YEAR-OLD GIRL:
“Being bullied... over the internet is worse.
It’s torment and hurts. They say ‘sticks and stones may break my bones,
but words will never hurt me.’ That quote is a lie and I don’t believe in it.
Sticks and stones may cause nasty cuts and scars, but those cuts and
scars will heal. Insult[ing] words hurt and sometimes take forever to heal.”

12-YEAR-OLD BOY:
“I was at my cousin’s house on his computer, and we were playing games.
A pop-up came up, and it said, ‘I know where you live,’ and
it showed a map of the area we lived in. It scared me.”

12-YEAR-OLD GIRL:
“I went into a chatroom on the internet and they asked me if I wanted
to have cybersex. I was asking them what kind of music and stuff they liked.”