Laws in certain states allow for athorities to charge children with child pornography if they transmit such photos even using cellphones.
Jocko McKean's List: School Bullying
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Parents and staff may be unaware of the full range of technologies used by their children. Efforts are needed to enhance their knowledge of the dangers as well as the benefits associated with such technologies. Such awareness and guidance should include information on relevant legal issues and on ways of contacting mobile phone companies and Internet service providers.
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volunteer once a week or once a month, you can make a real difference just by being present and helping to organize games and activities that encourage kids to play with new friends. Be sure to coordinate your on-campus volunteer time with your child’s teacher and/or principal.
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Do we really want to go here? It would certainly set a precedent, adn possibly a very good precedent.
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“How do you think you would feel if that happened to you?”).
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Jun 10, 09
Dan Olweus article
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Aug 25, 09
March 21, 2009
Facebook Cyberbullying Policy
by Justin @ 11:12 am. Filed under
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Here’s a recent query I received from an educator who I have worked with in
the past.
I thought her question and my response would be of interest to
others so I am posting both here.
Does your school district have a policy
regarding cyberbullying or Facebook?
How about cyberbullying on
Facebook?
Question
: “The reason for my email is that we have recently
had issues with Facebook brought to our attention by parents.
Cyberbullying is taking place among our 8th graders and it seems to be affecting
the classroom environment.
The principal and I are wondering if you have
any sample policies that might help us as we are looking to establish some type
of policy quickly to address this problem.”
Response
: I am sorry to hear that you are facing problems
with Facebook.
We don’t have a sample policy per se, but we suggest
elements that you might want to include in your policy.
The problem really
isn’t isolated to Facebook.
That is, you don’t need a “Facebook
Policy.”
If you tried to be that specific, you would have to update your
policy every 6 months or so as different Web sites come in and out of
popularity.
You just need a general policy that will cover the kinds of
behaviors that are detrimental to your school environment.
You have our
book, and you should definitely revisit chapter 5 - especially pages 118-126 to
see how your existing policy could be improved based on these suggestion.
Essentially, your policy needs to state that any behavior that disrupts the
school environment is subject to discipline.
As I mentioned in my presentation to your folks, you might want to see if you
can convene a group of staff, parents, and even students to review your existing
policy and to make recommendations for updating it based on th -
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A list of sites, and videos that will help our anti-bullying efforts
Updated on Oct 30, 14
Created on Apr 20, 09
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