Over the past decade people all around world have began to include technology more and more in their daily lives. A major part of these innovations is the Internet. It is one of the most powerful technological innovations in history. It allows us to communicate across continents, display photos and videos to millions of people at a time, and gather information from anywhere in the world. Of course it can be recognized using common sense that there are also consequences that come with such a powerful resource. For example, cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is defined as the use of electronic communication to bully a person. Cyberbullying takes place around the entire world 24 hours per day. Cyberbullying can have an affect on anyone that has ever
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In a survey done by the Joint ATL and Teacher Support Network Press Release (Document B) of all the people that had ever been cyber bullied, over half of them claimed that these events had a negative impact on their lives. This fact is important because it helps to demonstrate what major effects cyberbullying can cause. The next piece of evidence that could be used to argue to favor of limiting online speech is from a survey done by Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin at the Cyberbullying Research Center (Document A) suggests that over half of people attending school have been cyberbullied at least once in their lifetime. This proves how common cyberbullying occurs and how important it is for schools to take action. The final piece of evidence that could be used to argue in school’s defense would be from Russlyn Ali at the US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. The assistant secretary states in a letter (Document G) that “some student misconduct that falls under a school’s anti-bullying policy also may trigger responsibilities under one or more of the federal antidiscrimination laws.” This information acts as support because it exhibits how student misconduct can not only violate a school’s bullying policy but at the same time, a federal law. To conclude, schools should very much be granted the right to limit student
In a survey done by the Joint ATL and Teacher Support Network Press Release (Document B) of all the people that had ever been cyber bullied, over half of them claimed that these events had a negative impact on their lives. This fact is important because it helps to demonstrate what major effects cyberbullying can cause. The next piece of evidence that could be used to argue to favor of limiting online speech is from a survey done by Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin at the Cyberbullying Research Center (Document A) suggests that over half of people attending school have been cyberbullied at least once in their lifetime. This proves how common cyberbullying occurs and how important it is for schools to take action. The final piece of evidence that could be used to argue in school’s defense would be from Russlyn Ali at the US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. The assistant secretary states in a letter (Document G) that “some student misconduct that falls under a school’s anti-bullying policy also may trigger responsibilities under one or more of the federal antidiscrimination laws.” This information acts as support because it exhibits how student misconduct can not only violate a school’s bullying policy but at the same time, a federal law. To conclude, schools should very much be granted the right to limit student