Most cyberbullying involving kids and teens is done by their peers and occurs as early as 2nd grade (Jacobs). More of the meaning of really what cyberbullying is, it is sending insults or threatening email, texts, or instant messages directly to someone using another electronic (Jacobs). Another …show more content…
Some kids think telling will increase more issues and getting more people involved which in some cases it may (“Report..”). Telling their parents is what most teens are sceptical about. Parents should be very involved in their child’s life especially their social media life so the parent can protect the child if needed (“Cyberbullying”). As a family you should explore safe ways to use technology with children. Parents should know sites that are being visited, the passwords and ask to follow their children on social media. Help teens be smart about what they post or say (“Prevent …show more content…
Report to law enforcement when there 's threats of violence, videos or photos where privacy is, stalking and hate crimes, photos and messages (“report cyberbullying”) The legal protections are forever changing technology. In 1997, the U.S. supreme court stated that the internet is protected by the first amendment. The first amendment freedoms are guaranteed in the fast- growing medium cyberspace. Each state has a different law for cyberbullying (Jacobs). Some state consider other forms of cyberbullying criminal (Report cyberbullying). Many schools have developed a policy about the technology behavior (“Prevent Cyberbullying”). When coming forward about being cyber bullied, have screenshots and printouts of everything (“Cyberbullying”). Having a teen go to jail is why we should stop cyberbullying. Teens bullying think there 's no consequences until the victim reports them and not being educated that it’s against the law, one will have a record and end up in jail. One simple thing as posting information about some one can lead to a federal