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Cyber Bullying Dbq Essay

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Is the threat of bullying a real threat to kids today? Bullying has been a threat for a long time in schools and adding the new advances in technology such as cell phones, twitter and facebook bullying is now being done online and school learning is being affected. Schools should have the power to limit students’ online speech because the percent of boys and girls being cyberbullied is raising, teachers teaching ability is being affected, and students learning in class is being affected. One reason schools should have the power to limit their students online speech is cyberbullying is now a problem in the United States. The Cyberbullying Research Center posted statistics in February 2010 saying 16.6% of males between the ages of 10-18 have been cyberbullied and 25.1% of females ages between 10-18 have also been cyberbullied (Doc A). This statistic shows that cyberbullying is becoming a problem for students and the bullying can continue in school and affect the students learning and can cause classroom disturbance. In 2015 the Cyberbullying Research Center released statistics showing …show more content…

When any student harasses another student or teacher using that person's race, color, national origin, sex, or disability, it violates the civil rights laws that OCR enforces (Doc G). If a person’s civil rights are being violated by another student the school should have the power to limit the student’s online speech because any other place in the US the student would receive a severe punishment. Teens from the ages 12-18 were interviewed to see what race of people were bullied the most the interviews showed that at least 54% of all Asian Americans were being bullied about race (DCentric) which can violates the student’s civil rights. The bullying was done in person or in the class but was mainly done online where the schools don’t have power to stop

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