Jimmy and Calvin are both friends that go to Ocean Township Intermediate School. One day Calvin and Jimmy had a playground fight on the internet through Skype. Calvin said that he was going to tell on him at school. The next day Calvin went up to his teacher and told him that Jimmy was cyberbullying him. Jimmy’s online speech was immediately restricted so now he could not use his Skype account to talk to anyone.
Cyberbullying is a problem in the United States where students and adults harass someone else over the internet. Most of it is anonymous so that no one knows who it is. To prevent this some schools limit the person’s online speech. This is the wrong thing to do because you are taking away people’s rights. Also most times students exaggerate when they are cyberbullied, like in the story above. There are three main reasons why schools should not limit students’ online speech: There is a large percent not affected, does not cause a significant disruption, and is a violation of Constitutional Rights.
One reason why schools should not limit students’ online speech is there is a large percent not affected by cyberbullying.
Approximately 75% (3 out of 4) of all girls have never been a victim of cyberbullying. Approximately 83% (5 out of 6) of all males have never been a victim …show more content…
Yet there is very little research to suggest the dangers to young people are dramatically worse online than offline. Before taking legislative steps that may restrict online free speech, we urge Congress to make sure it accurately assesses the severity of the threat… This evidence helps explain why schools should not limit students’ online speech because, schools should not jump to conclusions. They need to go deep into what happened and not just immediately limit their
Cyberbullying is a problem in the United States where students and adults harass someone else over the internet. Most of it is anonymous so that no one knows who it is. To prevent this some schools limit the person’s online speech. This is the wrong thing to do because you are taking away people’s rights. Also most times students exaggerate when they are cyberbullied, like in the story above. There are three main reasons why schools should not limit students’ online speech: There is a large percent not affected, does not cause a significant disruption, and is a violation of Constitutional Rights.
One reason why schools should not limit students’ online speech is there is a large percent not affected by cyberbullying.
Approximately 75% (3 out of 4) of all girls have never been a victim of cyberbullying. Approximately 83% (5 out of 6) of all males have never been a victim …show more content…
Yet there is very little research to suggest the dangers to young people are dramatically worse online than offline. Before taking legislative steps that may restrict online free speech, we urge Congress to make sure it accurately assesses the severity of the threat… This evidence helps explain why schools should not limit students’ online speech because, schools should not jump to conclusions. They need to go deep into what happened and not just immediately limit their