the rice, by one ount as many as one in three kids being victimized. cyber bullying, a growing epidemic. john: on the rise, a growing epidemic. i assume there was more bullying when i was a kid because nobody thought about it. i was bullied. i assumed it was just part of schools. now at least there is awareness. i bet there is less. a former teacher jet a dire jedediah bila says this is an example of the media doing something right.3 i like thii. i saw cases of bullying. john: elementary school. elementary, school, college. it is a real roblem. you have kids to not only have their grades suffer but contemplate the idea of hurting themselves. stories and in his work is ultimately commit suicide. when it comes to legitimate cases a bullying the media and media personalities that have a platform can highlight cases and say, for example, there was a girl in queens.