Bullying can happen anywhere, even in the small town of St. Marys. It was easy for the bully since he hid behind a computer on a social networking site called Twitter. This user created an anonymous account and was posting gossip about other people. Most teenagers thought this story was funny until they were made to write something secret about themselves. Many insulting posts led St. Marys teens to believe things about themselves that probably weren't even true. This page became so widespread that it was reported to the police and eventually shut down. Bullying is a serious problem and most adults don't even know it exists. Children and teens are probably too afraid to tell an adult that they are being bullied. Teachers may want to help, but they can't add students as friends on Facebook or follow them on Twitter so they don't know what's going on. Bullies may use the Internet as a form of intimidation. They may also tease because of their growing popularity or their gender. Some ways to address bullying are to educate students and increase punishments. There are many types of torment, but cyberbullying seems to be the most used at St. Marys. Denise and Michael Accordino, co-authors of “An Exploratory Study of Face-to-Face and Cyberbullying in Sixth Grade,” remind everyone that cyberbullying is horrible because it can be anonymous. Many children mistreat social networks (Accordino). Children who have been bullied face-to-face will most likely use technology to get revenge (Accordino). There are many methods classified as cyberbullying, such as using social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, or using portable connections, such as texting or emailing (Accordino). However, cyberbullying is primarily... middle of article...... face-to-face and cyberbullying in sixth grade..." American secondary education. Fall 2011: 14. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. February 10, 2014. Brown, Eryn. “Study Links Teen Bullying to Social Status.” Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2011: A.13. 't Deter Bullies. " USA TODAY. October 24, 2013: A.8. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. February 10, 2014. Furman, Wyndol and Masters, John C. "Popularity, Individual Friendship Selection, and Specific Peer Interaction among Children." " PsycNET. Developmental Psychology, nd Web. February 4, 2014. Shah, Nirvi. “Study on stereotypes about the social status of bullies”. February 23, 2011: 9. SIRS Issues Researcher, February 10, 2014. , Margaret. “Girls just want to be mean.” New York Times Magazine, February 24, 2002: 24+, Web Issues Researcher.. 2014.