1. How did the article make you feel?

By reading through the articles, first the fact of it, then the progression of the situation which

could have been prevented, has made me feel extremely sad and angry.

2. What could have been done to prevent the tragic incident from happening?

In the article, there were signs where the problem has emerged:

But as freshman year got underway, Audrie was picked on by some classmates, her

parents said, prompting them to ask for a meeting with school officials. Her parents said

they raised concerns about Audrie being bullied. School officials have countered that "the

issue of bullying was not the subject covered in those conversations."

"She was picked on because she was pretty, because she was popular, because she was

nice," her father, Larry Pott, told the San Jose Mercury News. "It was: You're not as good

as you appear to be. We're going to drag you down a bit."

To be honest it is not a common issue in teenage years. Boys and girls are immature, and boys

have started to know the power of their sex characteristics to bring girls down: Boys are stronger

in physical appearance while girls are vulnerable. I can’t believe the school has ignored the

symptoms of bullying when it was brought up. Maybe the school doesn’t have issue before, or it

is part of public school system with fewer resources and communications, but it is just not

acceptable as an educational institution.

Also, when Audrie has the issue she has never encountered and was not able to communicate

with her parents, I think part of the parental education should have come in for cyberbullying to

prevent Audrie’s not able to deal with her frustration. There are laws passed to hold people who

distribute nude photos of someone in violating copyright, and there are people who has

advertised such photos being convicted and put in jail. I think those should have come forward as

part of the education.

3. How can schools be more effective in combating the bullying issues we see with social

media?

I guess the school should include the issue of bullying into the conversation. Measures, such as

punishment, restrain order, or even separating genders in this age in some school might have

helped. For bullying being in the for of cyberbullying, the issue of cyberbullying should have

been included in the education process.

4. What is a parent’s role in preventing these situations from happening?

I think parents should pay attention to children’s peer environments. Parents usually know their

children firsthand for being in the same household and supporting their environment. If there is

something raises concern, stick to the issue with the authority, or maybe just have to move away

to prevent the situation.