Samantha Straniero
Mrs. Wein
English 122
April 14, 2015
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Have you ever been bullied and thought people just do it to get attention? Your head feels like its spinning and everyone is just looking at you. A tear drop rolls down from your face as you run to the bathroom, thinking is this real life? What would you do? Would you take matters into your own hands? Would you tell a trusted adult? School administration and staff are not taking cyberbullying serious enough.
Bullying is when a person or a group repeatedly or purposely hurts or intimidates another person. Cyber-bullying is the act of attacking someone verbally online by sending or posting mean messages. Most of the time cyber bullying happens over social media. Over 80% of
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Governor Chris Christie passed a law called the Anti-Bullying Bill Of Rights Act in 2012. This law states that “All acts of harassment, intimidation, or bullying must be reported verbally to the school principal on the same day when the school employee or contracted service provider witnesses or receives reliable information regarding any such incident.” The witness(witness meaning teacher or administration) must than write a written report of the incident with in two days. Parents of the students involved in the incident have the right to have information about the incident and may request a hearing with the school board in its executive session.In most cases at the board meeting you will also hear from the anti-bullying specialist . At the next board meeting the board must write a written decision on accepting, rejecting or correcting the principals punishment decision.(CITATION: …show more content…
For example, A fourteen year old teen and his father are suing the Mohawk Central School District for not doing enough to stop other students from bullying him on a count of the fact he's openly gay. The law suit states that this kid has had his cell phone broke, i-pod broke. He’s been pushed down a flight of stairs, which resulted him in spraining his ankle. The last straw came when another student pulled out a knife and threatened to hang him from a flag pole while the teacher stood by and watched this happen. “The district said it would increase staff training to prevent harassment” It is very important that every student, not just the few that sign up for special projects or after school activities, but students who are involved in any various activities in school should attend meetings about teaching students how to respect each other. This will help teachers prevent cyber-bullying in school by drawing students together. (Youtube video, MOHAWK