Cyberbullying: The Growing Problem and Taking a Stand
SAN ANGELO, TX- In November 2016, an 18-year-old teen from Texas City, Brandy Vela, shot herself in the chest in front of her family. Her father, Ruben Vela, told CBS Houston affiliate KHOU-TV that she had been receiving abusive text messages from bullies for months from an untraceable smartphone application. Additionally, someone made a Facebook page of Vela, eventually pushing her over the edge. Vela emailed her family and told her she was going to kill herself.
