How Does Social Media Become A Scary Norm?

It was interesting to learn about her everyday routine. She begins with periodic check-ins with students to make sure everything is going okay. She then handles referrals from teachers about behavior issue concerns. She also spends time in the classroom and does lessons in small groups. Aside from her standard counseling responsibilities she serves on various committees

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).

Students can send cruel comments through texts and emails instead of doing it in person. A whole group of students can send anonymous messages and slander through Facebook or YouTube. The home address or cell phone number of the victim can be posted online. Videos and pictures of an individual during a vulnerable or intimate time in their life can be used on the internet to continue their humiliation for years to come. Victims are no longer safe in their own home because their bullies can follow them online. In addition, teachers cannot witness these online altercations like they could with altercations in a classroom. Being unable to track student behavior online, instructors could no longer report activity unless it occurred in their presence or they are notified by a student. School boards cannot respond to these internet attacks with their sweeping policies because they did not apply to off campus situations. Federal laws provided little relief. “In January 2006, the United States made it a federal crime to harass people on the internet.—but the law applied only to people over the age of eighteen.”(Klein 119-120) Cyber-bullies in secondary school could commit acts of aggression without worries of repercussion. If caught, online abuser could evoke their first amendment rights, which defendsfreedom of speech. No one willing to stop these attackers would know what was happening until it was too late for the

Kristen Hurd is the licensed school psychologist for Springfield School District. Her role in special education is to perform psychological evaluations for students in the district. She identifies students who may need a 504 plan and performs screenings for every student. Her direct responsibility of meeting the needs of students with exceptionalities is to identify the student’s disabilities. Once the disability is determined, Kristen can make recommendations to the teaching staff while providing support to them. In addition, she will also provide support for the family. One of her biggest roles in the district is to coordinate any Manifestation Determination Hearings that may arise during the school year. Along with coordinating the hearings, Kristin also manages the other crisis staff in an emergency situation.

This problem has become more pressing and has been a greater focus in the media. Social media has also brought the issue to the forefront in the last several years and, itself, plays a role in today’s age of bullying, cyber bullying. The Matt Epling Safe School Law (2011/2014) was amended in 2014 to add a section specifically directed at cyberbullying. The legislation identifies bullying as anything that is composed, spoken, acted out, or conveyed electronically. These acts are said to disrupt educational opportunity, impart emotional disturbances, influence physical and mental health, and/or impact the daily functioning of the educational institution (Matt Epling Safe School Law, 2011/2014). These definitions demonstrate the severity of the social problem,

Clearly, after reading the authors first thoughts on social media, there were concerns about her state of mind. She presented herselft as a overly paraonoid, protective, and a high degree of

I asked her some questions how she knows when a crisis has been resolved. Her response “In child welfare I don’t know that they are

Cm Gilmore made an unannounced visit to Westmont Elementary School to ensure safety and well-being. CM Gilmore explained the reason for the visit. Ms. Young, who is the assistance principle was present during the interview. Jaylon Middleton was listed as an alleged victim on the report. Cm Gilmore observed Jayla as being well dressed and happy. Jayla reported the following:

This counselor was able to met with Tonya at school on 11/7 as she had the day off work. Tonya has not been to school in awhile as she has been working a lot at Meijer. When this counselor asked her how things are going she stated,

All Rockaway schools had assemblies with all the students from 4th to 8th about have now a day’s teens and kids are easily able to reach the internet and how since technology gets better each year, bullying will increase especially cyberbullying because it is online. During this assembly they talked about how technology is way better than before and how in the 2000’s there are way more social media sites that underage kids/teens can go on and not

In our society today, social media is a monster because it has created unrealistic social expectations and unhealthy relationships with ourselves and others. Social media has become a central platform to everyone in our society today and can cause many problems for a large portion of the users. Many of the problems that associate with social media can cause mental and physical harm to users such as, depression, which can lead to suicidal thoughts or actions, eating disorders, and even lowered self-esteem due to the unreasonable comparisons that people make when compared to popular and successful people. One major issue that social media has brought up is the exploitation of the anonymous identification which bullies use to hide from their victims. This can single handedly cause the issues that was recently stated. The social media crowd is now influencing young teens and kids to do drugs. It causes a sort of pressure for some adolescents to engage in illegal activities such as, smoking and drinking. This can be a real danger because they are too young to realize what they are doing to their bodies and could truly put their lives in danger. Social media also causes a learning deficiency in a large portion of students. These students are constantly on their phones and it takes their full attention away from the task at hand. This causes procrastination of assignments and can lead to lower grades. They are not disciplined enough to control themselves and stay away from their

Cyberbullying is a problem that has only come to light in the last few years. It has many different effects on people; it can cause depression, suicidal thoughts and actions, and effects the way students do in school. Cyberbullying is one of the top leading causes of suicide in teens and young adults (Swearer). Cyberbullying is a major problem that this country needs to get under control because it is leading to self-harm and suicide in teens and young adults. It causes an unsafe learning environment, and the victim cannot get away from the bullying because the attackers stalk them through social media accounts and their cell phones. So, how does

This paper explores what cyberbullying is, explains different types of cyberbullying, and tries to persuade the public to report any suspicious activity that may relate to cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is a unique and new situation brought on by the increase in technology use today. Unfortunately, this harassment is deadly to some people, and the public must start reporting these situations. Early detection and proper handling could help technology become less of a weapon and a better tool for today’s youth. Therefore, this paper discusses a few trends that are seen with cyberbullying to better prepare the public to recognize cyberbullying situations. Overall, the older the child the more likely he or she is to be in a cyberbullying situation and minorities are prone to being bullied (Walrave & Heirman, 2011; Gini & Espelage, 2014). Any suspicious behavior seen on the internet should be reported to reduce the risk of deadly results.

Ruination – the act of causing extensive and irreversible damage. Since the creation of social media, this new avenue for social communication and networking has sparked debates regarding its potential to be the ruination of the younger generation. Generation Y, the young and new generation that was born and raised alongside the internet, is also undeniably the generation that is most exposed to the effects of social media, detrimental or otherwise. So how has social media been argued to cause severe and permanent damage to the new generation? A common argument is that social media diminishes our abilities to socialize and make new connections and establish new relationships with people. Another argument is that social media curtail our ability

While social media and electronic means for communication have been around the better part of fifteen years, the past ten years have overall shown increases in cyberbullying. Although bullying in general over the past decade has been at a consistent rate, or in some cases even declining, cyberbullying on the average has been rising over the past decade. Statistics regarding