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Teen Suspended for Fake Facebook Page
Today //May. 23, 2012 // 8:39 AM


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When Jessica Barba, a freshman at a New York high school, created a Facebook account for a fictional 12-year-old, she was hoping to raise awareness about bullying. But did the school project go too far? NBC’s Mara Schiavocampo reports and Barba and her parents speak with TODAY’s Matt Lauer about assignment that caught the attention of police and resulted in her suspension.

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