The mother of Rebecca Sedwick , a Florida girl who jumped to her death after being bullied by classmates , on Tuesday urged parents of potential victims to pay attention to the signs of bullying . `` When I looked at my child I saw a normal , happy , productive child , '' Tricia Norman told CNN 's Chris Cuomo on `` New Day . '' `` Apparently not . Inside , behind the scenes , there were other things going on with the bullying . Even though your child may seem normal , there may be something else going on . '' The interview comes one day after Norman and her lawyer announced plans to sue those they believe responsible for the 12-year-old 's suicide . Authorities last week dropped criminal charges against two girls accused of cyberbullying Rebecca Sedwick . The civil wrongful death lawsuit has not yet been filed , and Norman did not specify the targets of the future legal action . In addition , Norman 's attorney , Matt Morgan , is pushing Florida lawmakers to enact `` Rebecca 's Law '' -- legislation that would allow the state to file bullying charges against minors and their parents , and make parents liable in civil court . `` For the parent , I think civil responsibility , '' Morgan told New Day on Tuesday . `` If parents know they can be held financially responsible for the acts of their children then ultimately that might provide a deterring effect for them to monitor their child 's behavior . '' Rebecca , 12 , died after jumping from the top of an abandoned concrete plant in September . Norman said all her efforts to halt the bullying -- including counseling , reporting the harassment to school officials as well as other parents , even removing her daughter from school -- failed to deter the alleged bullies . `` It just would n't stop , '' she said , `` no matter what we did to try to eliminate it . '' Norman said the abuse was unrelenting and had nothing to do with her daughter not having `` thick skin . '' `` I think her skin was thick enough , '' she said . `` I think ( the bullying ) was so much and so often . '' Authorities said Rebecca killed herself after months of cyberbullying from fellow students . The abusive behavior that authorities say prompted her suicide grew from a dispute between Rebecca and a former classmate over a boy they had both dated , police said in October . Should parents be criminally liable for kids ' cyberbullying ? Authorities initially charged two girls , ages 12 and 14 , with aggravated stalking , but the charges were dropped last week . The state attorney 's office declined to comment about the dropped charges and referred CNN to the girls ' defense lawyers , who praised the decision and said there was no evidence of stalking . Police said the abuse included messages such as `` nobody cares about u , '' `` i hate u , '' and `` you seriously deserve to die . '' Rebecca had already cut open her wrists months before the jump , but survived that suicide attempt . `` I think people should know what was done to my daughter , '' Norman said Tuesday . She said parents need to take the signs of bullying seriously . `` If your child is being bullied , do n't ever give up -- do n't ever think it just went away . ''
Mother of Florida bullying victim urges parents to pay attention to signs of harassment . Tricia Norman : Even if your child seems normal `` there may be something else going on '' Norman backs legislation to make parents of alleged bullies liable in civil court .