says three of those nine students charged are still officially enrolled at south hadley high school. keep in mind none of these nine students have been officially expelled, even as they face criminal charges. it's entirely possible, many parents say some or all of those students have left the school. one highly placed source tells me tonight, anderson, he believes all the students have left voluntarily, ironically, because he believes these students who are charged criminally are afraid of being harassed themselves. >> alina cho, appreciate it. let's dig deeper now how this happens. almost in plain sight and quite frequently the victims and bullies are girls. the author of "queen bees and wanna wannabes," helping your child survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends and the real world. people say, this stuff happens all the time. what's different now is the computer allows the bullying to be not just in schools or on the way home but 24 hours a day. >> it is. there's a big issue, how do we teach children to believe in adults, they are competent and kids can take the risk to talk to adults wh

back at south hadley high school. what do you say to all the parents who are outraged and calling for your resignation? >> at this point, i'm not going to talk any further. >> reporter: will you resign when your contract is up? >> i have no comment at this point. >> reporter: your contract is up in may, sir? >> i have no comment. >> reporter: i hope you understand we just -- >> if i need to, i'll call the police. because there's no media on the property. >> the nine students who have been charged, different from the ones who were suspended last night, are those nine still in school? >> reporter: incredibly, anderson, the assistant d.a. says three of those nine students charged are still officially enrolled at south hadley high school. keep in mind none of these nine students have been officially expelled, even as they face criminal charges. it's entirely possible, many parents say some or all of those students have left the school. one highly placed source tells me tonight, anderson, he believes all the students have

we learn three 16-year-old girls we of south hadley high school in massachusetts berated and teased herast january 14th, the day she killed herself. some of the disturbing details. the harassment had been going on for months and on january 13th. phoebe told a friend "school has been close to intolerable lately." this is phoebe 15 years old. came from hollywood. she was new to the country and new to the school in massachusetts. here's how phoebe's last day unfolded in school on that day. now, the documents says the accused students called her an irish whore while she tried to study in the library and began crying on the way home from school. on the walk home that afternoon after one of them threw an energy drink called a monster drink that was inside the vehicle, threw it at her as she was walking home crying. also that same afternoon, the report said phoebe exchanged several text messages with a friend, phoebe told the friend she was upset about the taunts, her despair at the ongoing taunting to which she was subjected. now, phoebe sent her last secretary at 2:48 p.m. two hours later he

court documents show that south hadley high school freshman phoebe prince hanged herself after an unrelentingullying campaign by six teenage classmates. hours before prince killed herself the alleged bullys threatened and taunted her because she had dated two boys they liked. the news of her suicide spread to phoebe's childhood home in ireland. >> she was very, very creative. loved to achieve. had no problem with the other girls or boys. >> the two boys that have been charged with statutory rape could spend years in prison if convicted. prosecutors say that the evidence of bullying is so strong against the other suspects, the so-called mean girls, that they could be tried as adults. they have all pleaded not guilty. >>> a florida boater says he was forced to swim miles to shore when his crab boat began taking on water in the gulf of mexico. 50-year-old bart bailey left naples, florida, on his boat on wednesday morning. when he didn't return, his wife called the coast guard. thursday evening, bailey was telling rescuers that his boat was swamped by a wave and had to swim to shore. the couple w

she was allegedly bullied in the hallways of south hadley high school for months, physically and emotionally. >> what were the bullies doing to her in school? >> called her name, followed her home. smart remarks, dirty looks. >> what would they call her? >> a slut, irish whore. >> reporter: the suspects, nine of her own classmates. they've all been charged but where were the school's administrators? >> prior to phoebe's death her mother spoke with at least two school staff members about the harassment that phoebe had reported to her. >> charges against the kids. there should be charges against those administrators. >> why? >> because they knew what was going on and they didn't take action. they were in charge. >> reporter: while the d.a. says charges against the school officials are unlikely, some parents are demanding action. >> they should resign or step aside. if they don't, we will be asking for their contracts not to be renewed on may 1st. >> reporter: school officials say they only knew about the bullying a week before phoebe's death in january. but this morning we're getting new detai

the documents also show that phoebie was even afraid to go to the bathroom at her south hadley high school, lest she be harassed or hurt, and that she would ask her friends to form a circle around in the halls just to provide a human shield against the harassment. six of phoebie's classmates are now facing a number of criminal charges in connection with her death, three more could also be charged, and some of these teens could face charges as adults. >>> well, a 16-year-old boy is taking his mother to criminal court because she hacked into his facebook page. well, she says she didn't hack into it, he left it open on the computer and she looked at it, and then posted some comments, allegedly. well, he responded by filing a criminal complaint! and then the prosecutor agreed to file charges against the mom. saying she broke arkansas' harassment laws. the mom says she was just trying to stop her son's dangerous behavior. trace gallagher in the newsroom with more on this. this is the one that's caught the attention of many parents. >> reporter: she says she wasn't hacking, she was peaking but n

she was allegedly bullied in the hallways of south hadley high school for months, physically and emotionally her home, smart remarks, dirty looks. >> reporter: what would they call her? >> a slut and irish whore. >> reporter: when were the school administrators? >> prior to phoebe's death, her mother spoke with at least two school staff members about the harassment phoebe had reported to her. >> there are charges against the kids. there should be charges against those administrators. >> reporter: why? >> because they knew what was going on and they didn't take action. they were in charge. >> reporter: while the d.a. says charges against the school officials are unlikely, some parents are demanding action. >> they should resign or step aside. if they don't, we will be asking for their contracts not to be renewed on may 1st. >> reporter: school officials say they only knew about the bullying a week before phoebe's death in january. but this morning we're getting new details about the kind of pain phoebe endured. friends say the bullies threw things at her, knocked books out of her hands, and s

she wrote two essays for english class at south hadley, massachusetts, high school.nd she described cutting, self-mutilation. this book i connected with, because it is truth in every word and self-mutilation is about trying to transfer the pain from emotional to physical to more to what phoebe had written. if i'm a teacher and i had written this, wouldn't have alerted phoebe or called a parent? did the school miss a red flag here? we have reached out to the school, but have not heard back. to comment call 1-877-tell-hln. to talk about this more, we have a former educator who specializes in educational psychology. michelle, if you are a teacher and you read a essay like this, and she is connecting with a book on cutting, are you following up? >> what i would certainly be doing is cluing in a little bit closer to this kid, because i think that the first thing is, mike, we have to be clear on this. two-thirds of children before they commit suicide or homicide always tell. where a child is not verbal, it or they an write draw it. so, it behooves us, not just this child,

what life is like in this small town now, in south hadley, massachusetts, emotions are running high and some teenagers have been accused, some schools, have been accused, they are saying you were complicit and should have known and pulled the kids out of school and it wouldn't have happened and emotions are running very high and let's look at a board meeting that happened, this week, and had some -- with regard to this event: >> many officials, statesmen including the governor of the state of massachusetts have examined the information at hand, and concur that it is now -- >> hang on, hang on. hang on one second. stop! >> that is a lie. >> i think it is time for you to sit down -- >> excuse me, sir, i was interrupted. >> no, no, no. >> strike it from the record. >> rightfully so. >> you are disputing the record and allow me to continue. >> no, you're done. who else would like to speak, this is not your first amendment right. you are here as a guest of the school committee and your first amendment right... go on the street and talk to whoever wants to talk to you. please leave. >> yes, sir. [applause]. martha: a little tough to tell

school. giving his side of the story to nbc's jeff rossen. of the story to nbc's jeff rossen. >> at south hadley highullying can be. 15-year-old phoebe prince killed herself. prosecutors say after months of torment. >> she was a really good friend. >> friends say phoebe was bullied in the hallways on her phone and online. they say it was common knowledge to students and staff, but school officials never stopped it. >> the whole incident. >> thursday, the superintendent agreed to a within on one interview to answer accusations that administrators ignored repeated cries for help. >> we do not know of any staff member who did not report sting that they should have reported to us. the people who work in our schools care deeply about the schools there. they would not stand by seeing a student hurt. >> reporter: but the local d.a. says that's not true that, phoebe's mom did complain twice. >> the actions or inactions of some adults at the school are troublesome. >> the d.a. says the inaction of your staff at the school war, in her words, troublesome. how donds to that. >> she'll have to explain what's trou