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Cyber Bullying Dbq Essay

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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

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