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Sexting, Harassment, Bullying and Suicide: Is the Solution More Laws?

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

When the parents of teenage suicide Jessica Logan called for new laws to stop “sexting,” and said that the school was responsible for stopping their daughter and her ex-boy friend and the other bullies who continued harassing her, the focus of discussion shifted from sadness about her suicide to the question of what to regulate […]

Facebook Cyber Bullying Lawsuit Versus New York Teenager

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

As reported by Reid Epstein in Newsday, New York teenager, Denise Finkel has sued Facebook for $3 million because, she claims, it carried a fictitious Facebook chat group to bully, ostracize, ridicule, abuse and disgrace her.  The lawsuit states that former high school classmates, Michael Dauber, Jeffrey Schwartz, Leah Herz, and Melinda Danowitz created the […]

School Anti-Bullying Laws in Oregon May Be Changed

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

As reported by Betsy Hammond in “The Oregonian,” the Oregon House Education Committee is calling for improvements in its school anti-bullying, anti-harassment laws.  They’re responding to the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey which stated that more than 40 percent of Oregon eighth-graders reported being subjected to name-calling, bullying or other harassment at school, with the highest […]

Rules to curb online bullying raise concerns

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

In his article for MSNBC, “Rules to curb online bullying raise concerns,” Alex Johnson discusses the need for laws to prevent cyberbullying and also details situations in which schools can overreact in the enforcement of those rules.  The case of teenager Avery Doninger is particularly glaring.
The underlying thrust of the article is the need to […]

No easy answer for protecting kids online

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

A new pseudo-scientific and misleading study has been reported on by the Wall Street Journal, “No Easy Answer for Protecting Kids Online” and the New York Times, “Report Calls Online Threats to Children Overblown.”
I’m sorry the headlines on this article allow people to draw the wrong conclusions, like “Threats exaggerated.”  It’s a mistake to base […]

Legal weapons against school bullies and cyberbullying

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

The New Year has been welcomed by a number of articles and blog posts describing legal weapons to help school administrators, principals, teachers and parents take action against all types of bullies.

Beating the CyberBully

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

In his post on Urban Semiotic, “Beating the CyberBully,” David Boles discusses the hate mail, anonymous and faked comments, and other tactics of cyberbullies.  He lists some cases that have finally been heard by courts with jurisdiction, including the one when a vengeful adult drove a neighboring teenager to commit suicide.  David points out that […]

The signs of cyberbullying

Monday, December 29th, 2008

The post on the PC Pandora Blog, “The signs of cyberbullying,” refers to an article by Elizabeth Wasserman, “Warning signs: Is Your Child Having Cyber Issues?”  The original article gives a good list of some of the signs that your child might be having trouble dealing with cyber bullies.  The follow-up post refers to the […]

Talking to your kids about Cyberbullying

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

In her article in the Wall Street Journal on December 17, 2008, “Talking to your kids about Cyberbullying,” Sue Shellenbarger writes about the difficulties of dealing with cyberbullies.

Cyberbullying suicide case

Friday, January 11th, 2008

I’ve been reading the news reports and postings about the cyberbullying suicide case.  For example, “No Charges in Cyberbullying Suicide Case,” and “L.A. Grand Jury Investigates Web Suicide Case” and “Prosecutor Will Review Megan Meier Cyberbullying Case,” and “Mom: MySpace Hoax Led to Daughter’s Suicide,” and “Cyberbullying Suicide Stokes the Internet Fury Machine,” and “Prosecutor […]

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