Contrary to prior information suggesting that bullying is a response to evolutionary pressure, many acts of cyberbullying consists of an indirect, less self-beneficial method of teasing or spreading malicious rumors for sadistic purposes. Cyberbullying involves the use of electronic communications to threaten, belittle, intimidate, or embarrass a person, or persons of a lesser social status. Because of the rapid expansion and advancement of technological communications, it is becoming increasingly difficult to pinpoint the constantly evolving characteristics of cyberbullying. Due to the anonymity involved with cyberbullying, cyberbullies are shown to have a decreased sense of responsibility and accountability for their actions (relative to
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Findings showed that aggression should be viewed in a broader sense, opposed to only viewing it as a physical act, to deter the behavior and the negative impact it has on victims. Overwhelming similarities in separate categories of aggression has led to the notion that researchers should avoid squabbling over minute differences in their respective fields, and conduct a more cohesive study of aggression that encompasses all categories (Archer & Coyne, 2005). The interchangeability of different types of bullying, and the notion that bullies are likely to enact a different style of bullying when the consequences of their initial form are too great, reinforce the need for policies that match the adaptability of methods of …show more content…
Monroe County Board of Education case produced the first Supreme Court ruling addressing bullying. The Supreme Court concluded that schools could be held accountable for failing to stop student-to-student harassment. Specifically, sexual harassment among students. In the Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education case, the Supreme Court identified four criterions that must be met for schools to be held accountable for the damages involved in cases consisting on student-to-student harassment: The student must be harassed due to their membership to a protected group or category on federally funded school grounds. The harassment must reach a severity that diminishes that victim’s right to an equal educational experience. School authorities must knowingly ignore the harassment, and schools are not to be held responsible for the harassment of a student if they attempt to prevent the harassment (Cornell & Limber,
Findings showed that aggression should be viewed in a broader sense, opposed to only viewing it as a physical act, to deter the behavior and the negative impact it has on victims. Overwhelming similarities in separate categories of aggression has led to the notion that researchers should avoid squabbling over minute differences in their respective fields, and conduct a more cohesive study of aggression that encompasses all categories (Archer & Coyne, 2005). The interchangeability of different types of bullying, and the notion that bullies are likely to enact a different style of bullying when the consequences of their initial form are too great, reinforce the need for policies that match the adaptability of methods of …show more content…
Monroe County Board of Education case produced the first Supreme Court ruling addressing bullying. The Supreme Court concluded that schools could be held accountable for failing to stop student-to-student harassment. Specifically, sexual harassment among students. In the Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education case, the Supreme Court identified four criterions that must be met for schools to be held accountable for the damages involved in cases consisting on student-to-student harassment: The student must be harassed due to their membership to a protected group or category on federally funded school grounds. The harassment must reach a severity that diminishes that victim’s right to an equal educational experience. School authorities must knowingly ignore the harassment, and schools are not to be held responsible for the harassment of a student if they attempt to prevent the harassment (Cornell & Limber,