Bullying Dbq

I believe that schools should limit students online free speech because many students are seriously affected by cyberbullying. And students are not the only victim 15.1% of teachers admit that they have been a victim of cyberbullying. Online bullying has seriously affected both students and teachers too by reducing their self esteem, making them stressed out, and even affecting their home lives. If schools were to limit the

This document supports limiting online student speech because the court ruled that even though it happened out of school, the school’s reason was strong enough to justify their actions toward K.K.

Did you know that females are more likely to be cyberbullied, compared to girls? Most people, nowadays, have access to the internet, which makes it easier people to cyberbully others. Only 15.1% of British teachers have been a victim of cyberbullying, with the other 84.9% not being a victim. An assistant Secretary of Civil Rights has noticed that there are many forms of harassment. Schools should take more action when it comes to any type of bullying off school grounds. This is making people wonder if schools should be more restrictive to the student’s online speech freedom.

They said that students must learn themselves that they should not say something online that they wouldn't say in person. For example, if a student calls someone ugly online, they probably wouldn't say that in person. However, the school cannot do anything to stop this because they did it at home.The school systems cannot be held responsible for things that students do at home, and they should therefore, not be responsible to take action against cyber-bullying.

There is an increase in cyberbullying due to technology, the school has the right to protect their students, and it affects how teachers work. Numerous individuals trust that punishing students for what they say outside of school goes against the First Amendment, yet in the event that it disturbs the wellbeing of the student body, something should be done. At the point when students are included with cyberbullying, it unquestionably goes past the school's doors and influences not only the student, but the general population around

Freedom of speech is one of our rights listed in the first amendment, but there should be a limit on what we can and cannot say. Because of the internet, there's a better chance of people getting bullied. People can hide behind a computer screen and say what the want to others without the person knowing who they are. Schools should care about this because this can put students in harm's way. I feel that school should be able to put a limit on students online speech. Three main reasons why there should be a limit on students online speech is boys and girls get bullied everyday over the internet, it causes disturbances in school, and it puts more stress of the schools because they have to deal with it according to law.

Citizens in America are born with a various amount of rights. One of these rights include the freedom of speech and expression. However, school administrators have the ability to restrict a student’s expression. The Supreme Court Cases ‘Bethel School District v. Fraser’ and ‘Frederick V. Morse’ gave schools the right for the administrators to discipline children when they see fit. Students should be able to express themselves in any way without fearing that their school administrators will discipline

Students do not always realize that their free speech can go against certain limits that the Supreme Court has issued on this freedom. The US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights suggests that harassment creates a hostile environment when the conduct is sufficiently severe or persistent so as to interfere with or limit a students' ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or opportunities offered by the school. (Doc. G) In consonance with this, it is the school's responsibility to address harassment incidents to protect students' privacy rights. Allowing full access to the first amendment in schools can often result in the violation of the fourth amendment by infringing privacy rights. There are many forms of harassment that can violate students' civil rights. According to the same department, harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, or disability violates the civil rights laws that the OCR enforces. (Doc. G) Cyberbullying often falls into these categories which are all violations of civil rights, and many schools may not have proper standards for this violation. It is the school's responsibility to protect the civil rights of students, teachers, and administrators, so they must take a stand against discrimination, including online speech. Not only does cyberbullying contravene with civil rights, it also causes emotional

Everyone in America should be guaranteed the freedom of speech granted by The Constitution. In 1988, the court ruled in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier that schools \could limit freedom of speech in school if they had “educational concerns” (Jacobs). The problem is that “educational concerns” is too vague and school districts are able to use this as a loophole to get away with removing articles that do not need to be removed. Often, the concern is based on perception and image more than anything else. Angela Riley’s article “20 years later: Teachers reflect on Supreme Court’s Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier ruling” quotes Frank LoMonte, executive director of

Freedom of speech is more than just words, it is posters, petitions, rallies, protests, and more. This lets opinions be shared and spread to make a difference in the world. The problem is that in schools there is a limit on the amount of freedom of speech students can have. How are students supposed to feel like they have a voice when they are being told that they can only speak of certain topics? By what means could student be educated on their rights like the First Amendment if they cannot have full access to that right at all times? Students are brought together by freedom of speech, schools should not be stopping that. It is essential that freedom of speech in schools should not be limited because it gives students a voice, it educates them on their rights, and it brings students together.

Out of the 1,454 students, seventy-three percent of them were bullied online at least once over a period of twelve months. Of those students who were bullied, fifty-one percent of them said that the person who bullied them was a peer of theirs (Wolpert). Professor of psychology and the author of the study, Jaana Juvonen, said that because students do not talk about what is going on with their parents or teachers because they are scared they might get in trouble, or because they think they have to learn how to deal with it by themselves “they suffer in silence” (Wolpert). Therefore, it “interferes with the ability to learn and makes many students want to withdraw” (Wolpert). This shows us what effects bullying done outside of the school has on students, during school hours and what that can lead to (dropping out of school). If public high schools monitored off campus cyber bullying it would make students, feel safer because they would know that someone is watching out for them and they do not have to deal with the problem by themselves. This would lead to students feeling more comfortable at school instead of fearing school, and providing a safer environment for students to learn in, and therefore keep them in school.

The reason is that the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause requires courts and school districts to weigh and balance two forceful ideas that occasionally clash: The need for a safe, orderly school environment conducive to learning. The guaranteed American entitlement to speak or engage in expressive activity. Some states have passed laws empowering school boards to regulate student dress. For instance, Tennessee has a law allowing school boards to pass

Americans might not see commercials or posters of bullying and harassment but that does not mean it is not an issue in the United States. Bullying and harassment is a major issue in American schools even if Americans do not realize it. Schools might be able regulate what students can say and do to others, but schools cannot regulate what happens outside especially on social media. According to an online article, National Bullying prevention Center, the author explains, “90% of teens who report being cyberbullied have also been bullied offline.” This shows that cyberbullying has become one of the most prevalent ways of hurting another person. The majority of students have experienced bullying and or harassment sometime throughout their school

Schools should limit the right the freedom of speech to a point. The schools should not be allowed to take away all the right of freedom of speech. People can say what they want in the world but for public schools the right should be limited. They should limit the right to saying that you can say what you want unless its a word of profanity or harmful to another person.

The big controversy put into play in this case is whether people consider cyber-bullying to be freedom of speech or if it is harmful. Carolyn Stone, Ed. D author of schoolcounselor.org explains a situation with two responses one with the answer being yes they have a case and the other explaining unfortunately no they do not. Once Stone explains the situation she proceeds to ask “Legally, which of the above responses is correct?” (Stone). Next she replies with the answer, “Currently, the courts don’t agree on this issue, and administrators do not have a clear-cut standard they can use to regulate and punish online speech”