Supreme Court to consider educators’ response to cyber-bullying
You can be absolutely certain I am watching this one closely. The fact that a student can libel and slander a teacher or school administrator online for all the world to see and then claim freedom of speech is entirely ridiculous. Not to mention disgusting, immoral and just plain old sad. Imagine, and in some cases witness, what happens when an adult slanders their students…
But it all comes down to an “are we teaching our kid to respect others anymore” issue. Sadly, most parents are not. But for those that care, PC Pandora monitoring software will let you know if your child is ascent glike a jerk online and bullying others – including adults!
January 14, 2012
Supreme Court to consider educators’ response to cyber-bullying
By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau
Reporting from Washington— A middle school principal in northeastern Pennsylvania was shocked to see his photo online along with a description of him as a “hairy sex addict” and a “pervert” who liked “hitting on students” in his office.
A high school principal north of Pittsburgh saw a MySpace profile of himself that called him a “big fag,” a “whore” and a drug user. And in West Virginia, a school principal found out that a girl had created an online site to maliciously mock another girl as a “slut” with herpes.
All three students were suspended from school and filed suits against the principal and the school districts. They argued the 1st Amendment protected them from being punished for postings from their home computers. And in the two Pennsylvania cases, they won. Read more ›
