WINNIPEG - A mother who says her daughter was driven to suicide by cyberbullying says a new curriculum will help save lives.
Leah Parsons says the teaching material, introduced by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection in Winnipeg, gives her hope for the future.
Rehtaeh Parsons was taken off life support in April 2013 after a suicide attempt.
The 17-year-old girl's family says she was sexually assaulted in 2011 and then subjected to months of online bullying.
Laureen Harper, wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who was at the launch, says she's pleased teachers will have access to materials that will keep children safe.
The curriculum is aimed at kids in Grades 7 through 10.
It was funded by a $100,000 gift from the federal government to mark the birth of Prince George of Cambridge.
"I think the money was very well spent," Harper said. "They tackle head on some of the most vile and disturbing activities that make your skin crawl and heart break."
