The Importance Of Cyberbullying In Schools

Another prominent case is Schenck V. United States. During the First World War, Charles Schenck mailed pamphlets to draftees. The pamphlets made statements about how the war draft was atrocious and was motivated by the capitalist system. These pamphlets petitioned to repeal the Conscription Act. Schenck was charged with conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act by attempting to cause insubordination in the military and to disrupt the recruitment process. A large consideration took place on whether Schenck's actions, words, and expression should be protected by the free speech clause of the First Amendment. (“SCHENCK v. UNITED STATES”) The decision held Schenck’s conviction in that it did not violate his First Amendment right to free speech.

Attention Getter: According to Caralee Adams a school official states in her article Cyberbullying: What teachers and schools can do from the Scholastic Inc. in 2014, “42% of kids have been bullied online—1 in 4 have had it happen more than once”.

The world today is on a platform of heightened technological stimulus, that unfortunately have incredibly negative affects on people’s lives especially throughout the bullying culture that has sprouted from this stimulus. Bullying has rapidly increased since the introduction of multimedia cell phones in the 90’s. Cyberbullying is the current problem and an issue that will continue to be current until we as a society stop it. There is a distinction between traditional bullying and cyberbullying and its effects are different as well. Cyberbullying has its own societal norms and its own exclusive factions. Exclusive groups that support and encourage bullying behavior, because it’s seen as a norm. Digital harassment has evolved alongside technology, to the point that the issue is uncontrollable and extremely accessible; the web has created anonymous identities to those who harass now have become untraceable. Bullying is influenced by internal emotions, social factors, and the accessibility of other’s information. Although, cyberbullying is extremely prevalent there is no federal law for cyberbullying. There should be change to societal standards and harassing should be seen as a severe issue, not simply general school behavior.

Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that takes place over electronic technology throughout all hours of the day that can affect teens and adolescents on their daily basis. This electronic technology includes text, gaming devices, internet, emails, blogs, cell phones, apps, computers, and tablets which can be used for positive activities but can also hurt people. According to Edwina Thomas Washington (2015), these electronic technology gives the bully the capacity to contact the victim without having a face-to-face encounter. In addition, it occurs on different social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. This harmful behavior incorporates posting, sharing, or sending opposing, conflicting, and false content regarding someone else. Additionally, it includes sharing information referring to someone else with the purpose of producing discomfort and humiliation. Some cyberbullying passes the line into illegal or culpable behavior. Through the years, cyberbullying has become very common in teenagers.

Cyberbullying is a relatively new threat, and it is very similar to traditional bullying. Despite the fact that cyberbullying and traditional bullying both share the common goal of harassment, cyberbullying differs from traditional bullying in that it does not stop at the schoolyard, and can continue when the victim is far away from the aggressor. It is just as devastating as common bullying, and sometimes is even more damaging. Professors Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin note in their journal, “Cyberbullying Creates Dangerous Stress and Anxiety”, that cyberbullying affects anywhere between 10-40% of students (contingent on their age group) (par. 1). J.D. Kelly A. Albin, in her article “Bullies in a Wired World”, defines cyberbullying as “…the ‘willful and repeated harm inflicted through use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices’” (157). It is caused by the fact that children feel their actions are mitigated when they use social media, as it creates the illusion of indirectness, and its effects range anywhere from mild depression to suicide.

Charles T. Schenck was a well known socialist and believed that World War 1 was one of only capitalists interest. While his beliefs might not have been the most loyal at the time they weren’t terroristic. Stating or distributing them to others in whatever volume should not have been against the law in the first place. The founding fathers of our great and free nation did not see fit to include limitations to the first amendment. Yet, an innocent man was still found guilty for simply stating his mind. The Supreme Court suggested that Charles presented a “ clear and present danger.” However the court never suggested who Schenck's words were a danger to. Some might argue that Charles was a danger to the nation as a whole because of how widely

Cyberbullying affects middle schoolers and middle school faculty which forces them to address the issue although some believe they should not. Counselors are sometimes confused on how to help the person who is being cyberbullied and the bully because it does not happen during school hours and it could violates the student's rights. Teachers have also said that they can not tell when it is happening and do not plan to baby sit it. This is understandable because teachers are there to teach. Some do not feel it is necessary to spend more time watching the students than to teach them. Counselors now are taking the time to have group discussions with students to talk about various ways of bullying. Counselors main goal should be pointing out the importance of treating everyone equally and

This study presents findings that emphasize the need for effective implementation of policies and procedures to address cyberbullying in middle schools. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of middle school administrators about cyberbullying in a large urban school district in Texas. Although this data added to the limited research about cyberbullying in middle schools, impending studies should include high schools and possibly elementary schools. High school administrators could potentially provide a different viewpoint for each category included in this study. Also, future research should include staff and students providing their perception and completing a cyberbullying survey. It is also probable that different

The use of cyberbullying has heightened throughout the years between teenagers and “statistics reveal an increasing problem. Four in ten teens have experienced online bullying [...]” (Phillips 1). Cyberbullying is a rising problem found among students due to the expansion and wide use of technology in our society today. The important controversy of cyberbullying in the world around us causes many individuals to have critical mental diseases. From this, a wide variety of other problems occur such as suicide and alternative fatal situations that are prompted by rude or negative comments found on social media. Rude comments that are posted on social media diminish teenagers self esteem, which makes it difficult for them to achieve in school and

42% of teens reported being cyberbullied within the last year. This is only the people who have reported it, there are many more who have been cyberbullied and done nothing about it. It is important to work to stop cyberbullying because it can affect all aspects of your life. Cyberbullying can do a greater harm than any other kind of bullying because it is so easy for someone to torment you. It can occur anytime during the day or at night. It can affect how your day goes and can leave you feeling worthless. It is important to put an end to cyberbullying because the number of suicide attempts and self harm have increased just due to cyberbullying. People do not understand how serious it is and are willing to have someone take their lives because

Growing up as a child that experienced weight issues and bullying, high school was not a place I looked forward to. When high school began for me, cyberbullying had undoubtedly affected my academic performance, self-esteem, and reputation. The "friends" I became closest with was not fond of me as they would spread terrible rumors about me. Being the obese kid that I was, I could not do anything about it. This lead to my days of desolation and depression that kicked in extensively. The problem that was in all of my complications was my body physique; therefore, it became mandatory for me to take action. During the summer of sophomore year, I had taken a serious training regimen that settled all my complications. I made the most significant change

According to The American Heritage College Dictionary, the definition provided for the word cyber is “information processor computer.” In the same manner, bully is defined as “a person who is habitually cruel or overbearing.” When these two words are combined, cyberbullying is best described as someone who uses the computer and access it provides to bully someone. However, there is much more to cyberbullying than they may possibly believe they know: background information about cyberbullying, the types of cyberbullying, prevention, and results of cyberbullying.

Incarceration is defined as the state of being confined in prison or imprisonment. Incarceration rates

There has been a case of cyberbullying at a high school in Mason City, Iowa. Recently in the Mason City High School a freshman got permission to go to prom. Even though freshmen aren’t allowed to go to prom, and it strictly says that in the handbook they can’t. The freshman went to the school board and got permission to go. This made the upperclassmen angry, and they took that anger to social media. They went on Twitter and started cyberbullying her. They were saying cruel things about her, and they tagged her in the post to make sure she would see it. This cyberbullying isn’t as extreme as the one Rebecca faced. They never threatened her life or told her to kill herself because she gets to go to prom, but nevertheless it was still cyberbullying.

The majority opinion of the court, written by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, was that Schenck’s rights were not being violated by the Espionage Act due to the the fact that Schenck’s words created a “clear and present danger” to the nation. Holmes stated that in times of peace Schenck would have been allowed to state his thoughts however, because the nation was in a state of war, Schenck’s words were a danger to the nation. Thus, the ruling of this case created a test to when the government could limit the right of free speech; when there is a “clear and present danger”. (American Bar Association, 2013)