March 14, 2006
Cell phone companies and police meet over text bullying
Vodafone and Telecom will meet the police and an internet safety group next week to discuss whether they are doing enough about text bullying, reports Radio New Zealand.
"The meeting comes after a number of text bullying cases have emerged, including the recent death of a 12-year-old Waikato girl who had been bullied."
Related article:
-- Teenage bullies hound 12-year-old to death - The day before school started, Alex Teka was found dead in the back garden of her Putaruru home. The 12-year-old had been the target of text bullies. (New Zealand Herald)
Previous trajedy:
-- Text message torment ends in tragedy - Helen Algar believes her teenage son died after being on the receiving end of a silent but potent form of bullying - text messaging (2003).
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