Lawmakers in the Show-Me state are getting involved in the fight against school bullying.

A discussion will be held Monday during a capital news conference regarding the issue. One proposal put forth would give a definite definition of "cyber-bullying", along with mandating that schools do what they can to stop the form of torment from happening.

Cyber Bullying is a new generation of the classic bully scenerio. Instead of a big kid picking on or beating on a smaller kid, an anonymous kid can post on the Facebook page of someone else, leaving mean, threatening, or just plain hateful messages.

An example could be an ex-boyfriend threatening to put pictures of a girl online that were shot in a private setting.

Many social networking sites, like Facebook, have created teams of workers who do nothing but patrol the site looking for illegal or shady comments and posts, and taking them down. According to the New york Times, Facebook's terms of service prohibits material that is hateful, threatening, pornographic or incites violence or illegal acts. Many forms of cyber bullying would fall into these categories and therefore, would be taken off of the page.

The issue jumped onto headlines following the suicide of a college freshman, Tyler Clementi. Clementi jumped off of a bridge after his roommate and another friend live streamed a video of him and another man, inviting Twitter followers to watch. Any number of people could have seen the video, embarrassing the young man enough to jump. Even though no face-to-face bullying took place, the result was the same. To see the story of a Mid-Missouri girl who also committed suicide following online bullying, follow this link to the Columbia Tribune and read about Megan Meier.

Some schools and organizations have already begun fighting the growing problem on their own. The Missouri's School Violence Hotline allows parents and students to document such crimes as bullying and cyber bullying. In May of last year they added a website where those complaints can be filed online. Read our original story on this advancement here. 

The Safe Schools Coalition, which represents over three dozen organizations across the state stands behind the effort. According to their website, 66% of students are teased at least once a month, and nearly one-third of students are bullied once a month. They also say that 6 of every 10 teens in America see someone get bullied once a day. A shocking 27% of Missouri students say that their sexual orientation is often the object of bully's, both online and in school.

The National Association of School Psychologists report that roughly 160,000 students miss school each day because of a fear of being bullied.

Many states have already begun fighting the problem.

Following the suicide of Tyler Clementi, New Jersey has created the toughest bullying law in schools in the nation. That law includes a list of people throughout school districts in charge of running anti-bully programs, specific training for teachers on how to deal with bullying problems, bi-yearly reports from the superintendent detailing any episode, and a letter grade on each school's website that says how well the school is doing in its anti-bully campaign.

As Missouri's lawmakers prepare to introduce bullying laws, tell us what you think. Post a comment below with any stories or thoughts. Should the state legislature be worrying about school bullies? Are online bullies more or less harmful than face-to-face? Are bullies just "kids being kids"?

(The Associated Press contributed to this article)