Living now in the 21 century almost every student has a cell phone, computer, or some sort of access to the internet and technology and because the way we communicate has changed now, the way we bully is changing. Cyberbullying is turning into the new form of harassment as technology increases, and six middle school girls ages 12-13 thought to use this new method of online bullying to create a facebook page verbally assaulting teachers they did not like and they even called the facebook page “‘Attack-a-School Day.’” They even got other kids involved in the abuse. The young teens were charged with misdemeanor but they tried to argue to side of free speech(case 2). One hundred percent the first amendment in the constitution should be followed …show more content…
In a cyberbullying by gender graph by Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin, with the cyberbullying research center (Doc A). 41% of boys and girls in a random district in the southern US have ever been cyber bullied in their lifetime which is almost half, and 21% of girls admit that they have bullied someone in their lifetime. Therefore there is a problem here, free speech or not and it needs to be addressed. According to this graph ¼ girls have been cyberbullied and all this information definitely supports the limit because the data represented shows the severity of cyberbullying and why people need to realize that it is a real issue. Additionally, the Teacher Support Network Press released a survey in London of British teachers(Doc B). The survey said 44.2% Teachers have been cyberbullied and the perpetrators have been students, and of these teachers 38% said it has affected their self esteem/ confidence. Even worse 17% of teachers have been so affected they “had to go to the doctor or took sick leave,” or they were scared(Doc B). The limit is supported in this text because it shows how it harshly it can affect the teacher's capability to feel to teach and how it hurts other
Many students from a sample of 10-18 year olds, 16.6 percent of boys, and 25.1 percent of girls believe that they had been bullied in their life. Surprisingly, 17.5 percent of boys, and 21.3 percent of girls felt that even they have cyberbullied before. ( Doc A). Cyberbullying is shown to happen to many teenagers, and is thus quite popular in modern day schools. Cyberbullying is shown to happen to a large percentage of the students.
According to a survey of british school teachers 84.9% havent been cyberbullied and 15.1% have.(Doc B)This shows us that cyberbulling to teachers is very minimul but it still happens. According to the survey though, out of the 15.1% percent of teachers 61.4% have been affected.(Doc B) This means that they have reduced there confidence,reduced there teaching effectiveness,made them ill, stressed and more. It’s easy to think that we shouldnt limit online speech because 84.9 teachers havent been affected, but the teachers that have been affected in there homelife and had become stressed because of students reducing there self
Schools and the public are wasting time and resources on the over-exaggerated issue of cyberbullying. Today, schools are wasting much of their time worrying about cyberbullying and in popular media it’s mentioned too much. Schools should not be allowed to limit online speech. It’s not needed since most students haven’t been cyberbullied, cyberbullying hasn’t been proven to be very disruptive and online gossip is not common.
Did you know that 43% of kids have been bullied online? Many students are very negatively affected by being bullied online. Many people believe that schools should limit students under the age of eighteens online free speech, but others think that they should, not because it would be a violation of the first amendment.
On the issue of whether or not schools should be allowed to limit students’ online speech, I firmly believe that they shouldn’t. Doing so directly infringes upon the student’s first amendment rights to the freedom of speech, and for what? Numerous surveys have shown that cyberbullying isn’t a huge problem. Further, one document affirms the conclusion that cyberbullying is just another phase in the long-running evolution of bullying. With this essay, I aim to convince you that schools should not limit their students’ online speech, using my vast knowledge as well as cold hard facts.
So you’ve been staring at an electronic screen for weeks, all day. People taking advantage of technology cause cyber bullying. Excessive technology, especially causes negative health effects and a lack of thought. Too much technology affects you terribly. Most importantly, numerous people get cyber bullied online.
Schools should take action if there is harm being done to others. In Document A of” Should Schools Be Allowed to Limit Students’ Online Speech?”, they surveyed a random sample of 10-18 year-olds from a large school district in the southern US. It shows that girls are more likely to be cyberbullied. It also shows that girls are more likely to cyberbully somebody else. According to the graph, 25.1% of girls have been cyberbullied in their lifetime,
Students, parents, and teachers everywhere are being affected by cyberbullying and it is getting worse every day. With technology advancing as fast as it is, everything is starting to revolve around the internet even bullying. Cyberbullying is a problem especially in schools. As the rate of cyberbullying in schools increases, concerned citizens are raising the question: should students be punished for what they say online outside of school? While some people may say limiting students’ freedom of speech online is the best way to stop cyberbullying, the reality is limiting a students’ freedom of speech online is an unacceptable idea because it goes against the First Amendment, and, in truth, it would never get rid of the problem.
One reason why schools shouldn’t limit students’ online speech is not that many teachers get bullied on mobile phones, email, or over the internet. In document B it says that only 84.9% of teachers weren’t bullied. 15.1% for the teachers get harassed. Out of that 15.1%, 38.6% of the teachers say their lives
Students are not just cyberbullying other students, they are also cyberbullying teachers. In Document B, out of all of the teachers surveyed, 44.2% of them were cyberbullied by students (Document B Joint ATL). Document A says that 38.8% of 4373 students ages 10 through 18 have cyberbullied others (Document A Hinduja and Patchin). That means that about 1697 students surveyed in the large school districts in the South, have cyberbullied others. If the data is the same for the West, Midwest, and Northeast, that means that 6788 students in large school districts in the United States would have cyberbullied someone else.
Document A shows that nearly twenty percent of students are cyberbullies, and more than twenty percent of students have been cyberbullied. According to Document B, cyberbullying affects one in ten teachers personally. Cyberbullying affects the privacy, confidence, productivity of teachers and students alike. It is as large a problem as actual bullying, and the quick spreading of everything posted online amplifies the effects of cyberbullying. Schools everywhere concentrate so much of their effort to combat on-campus bullying, they have no excuse to overlook cyberbullying, which affects as many people, and as at least as dangerous as actual
Cyberbullying is an everyday situation for teenagers around the world. Many teenagers suffer from bullies that are treating them badly and differently than other people. Individuals should be prosecuted for statements made on social media because of the impact that it has on the victim. The cyberbully should be prosecuted because of how the victim reacts to the situation, how the bully harrasses them, and how it spreads around the internet.
Bullying has always been a prevalent issue among society, especially within adolescence. However, cyberbullying in specific, is becoming more intense and harmful as the use technology increases. Unfortunately, bullies target those who are different among society, such as individuals who are different in race, religion, language, and sexual orientation. Bullying is no longer stemmed from school and left there, kids are bringing these unnecessary things home with them through the use of social media. These behaviors from bullies are preventing the victims to exceed their full potential in school, extra-circular activities, and being who they are in general. Now that most individuals use social media, they are able to see who is being
Social Networking has taken bullying to the extreme. Before advanced technology, children and teenagers were troubled by school bullies. Today, they are targeted by bullies via internet. Most people undergo some form of bullying in life. Growing up, I experienced the typical name calling and spiteful comments. I also dealt with minor cases of virtual bullies. These bullies are known as cyber bullies. I find this topic compelling because it’s a matter that has spiraled out of control.
Many people do not realize how serious bullying has become. If you look at statistics suicides due to bullying have increased over just a few short years. This has become a very big problem for not only the victim but the bully as well as it affect both of them. School bullying is mentally destructive to not only the victims, but bullies because of the harmful words, harassment, and physical violence involved as well as the consequences for the bully.