To look at your phone is traumatizing.

Every second online is an anxious one.

All notifications send chills throughout your whole body.

It feels like you cannot escape it, no matter what you do.

You cannot just ignore it, it is not fake.

This is what it feels like to be cyber bullied. This could go on and nothing would be done about it.

However, on September 1, 2017, David’s Law went into effect. According to Texas Tribune, this law was taken into consideration when 16 year old David Molak took his life in January 2016 after being cyber bullied for his appearance, and threatened.

This law makes the schools protect students who get bullied outside of school and online.

“David’s law focuses on prevention efforts in schools while offering consequences to those who wish to exploit and harass students on the internet,” counselor Misty Ornelos said.

After it is reported or discovered that a student is being bullied outside of school, the school is then required to take extensive measures to stop it from happening again.

“When a student reports a bullying incident, the assistant principal will investigate all parties involved. Parents are notified, counseling is provided for both parties,” Ornelos said. “If extreme measures need to be taken, the student who is doing the bullying can be moved to a different campus.”

Many students each year are affected by cyber bullying, but never report it. This is a huge problem in today’s generation because social media is such a big part of our everyday lives.

“Nearly 43 percent of kids have been bullied online; 1 in 4 has had it happen more than once, 70 percent of students report seeing frequent bullying online, and over 80 percent of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most common medium for cyber bullying,” Ornelos said.

If you as a student, parent, teacher or bystander see cyber bullying, you should report it. If you want to report it anonymously, you can call the school that the student goes to and disclose the incident.