IDC Pushes For Cyberbullying Law
As a proud New Yorker, this is good to see. Sad that it has to be spurred on by not one but two cyberbully-related suicides in the past 6 months in our state, but correcting the flawed bill is nonetheless welcomed.
A reminder to parents, even when this law passes, it wont stop the cyberbullying – it just gives victims, schools and law enforcement more of a leg to stand on in punishing the bullies. But the only way to stop this problem is if parents of the bullies to have a zero tolerance policy and stop the bullying behavior and the actions that transpire in their own homes. How do you find out if your child is a bully? PC Pandora computer monitoring software will tell you! It shows you what they are doing on the Internet, including if they are acting as a bully towards others. If you think your kid tells you everything they do and if you think your child is just not that kind of person and would never bully another child… are you sure? Can you prove it? They won’t tell you if they are bullying someone… but PC Pandora will let you know for sure and reveal the truth. No more guessing and assuming… time to know. It’s your job as a 21st century parent to know how your child is using the Internet, how they are representing themselves and how they are treating others. There are no excuses for not knowing…
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Note to self: set up a meet with Sen. Klein…
January 9, 2012
IDC Pushes For Cyberbullying Law
By Joseph Spector, the Journal News (LoHud.com)
Sen. Jeff Klein, D-Bronx, and his fellow Independent Democratic Conference members today introduced legislation to crack down on cyberbullying—a component that was left out of tougher bullying laws adopted in 2010.
Klein said in a statement today that the bill (S.6132) would update New York’s stalking and harassment laws to cover electronic bullying and allow for criminal charges in cyberbullying incidents under the state’s hate crime statutes. Read more ›