Web tangle: Schools struggling to stop tech-savvy bullies who have taken taunting to cyberspace

The Boston Globe
Megan Tench
January 21, 2003

This article investigates the use of cyberspace by high-school bullies, and includes this quote by Teasing and Bullying project director Nancy Mullin, " When I was in school, kids would use composition books, make slam books out of them about other kids, and pass them around. Now kids are using technology."...''I can't imagine that this is a secret thing. 'Kids don't do things like this unless, of course, they have an audience. It's a way to boost their esteem.'' She goes on to recommend that 'school staff may have to rely on old-fashioned methods to track down cyber bullies, such as paying careful attention to student gossip and talking to those who could confirm who posted the site.'