What do you do when your kid is getting cyber-bullied?

Cyber-bullying is really serious and capable of causing lasting trauma. How should a parent respond when they find out it’s happening to their kid?

“Recently I found out that my 15 year old daughter is being cyber bullied. She’s an honors student and part of the student council too. We found out that a group of acquaintances had a private chat going that she wasn’t a part of. They were saying mean things about her. Then someone created a “hate page” on Instagram. I didn’t even know these existed, but it’s where someone creates a page just to bully someone. People posted screenshots of texts they had with her, and doctored pictures of her with mean things written on them. I want to contact the principal and ask him to help make it stop, but she says if I do she thinks the bullying will get worse. I’m really scared about the toll this is having on her. My heart is breaking and I don’t know what to do to help her.”