Cyberbullying And Its Effects On Special Education Students

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“Cyberbullying is a unique form of bullying that has gained a significant amount of attention in recent years.” (Patchin & Hinduja, 2010, p. 615) This type of bullying has become increasing popular in the way students harass their peers because of the anonymous nature of social media. As students become increasingly knowledgeable of the internet and the social media sites that are frequently visited, there are many more instances of bullying and harassment being reported on school campuses. These types of harassment tactics have very strong negative effects on student achievement and development on campus, but they have an even worse developmental effect on special education students that already struggle with feeling of inadequacy among their peers. This is the situation that, as administrators, we will have to deal with and put an end to before something tragic happens if the harassment continues. Julia, the special …show more content…

Although these pictures are obscene and damaging to my overall image as an educational leader, there is little recourse in what the law says I can do. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the Texas Court of Appeals have both ruled in cases involving compromising pictures of school administrators that as long as the pictures or website do not disrupt the school operations than no punishment can be levied on the students. (Conn, 2010, p. 94) If the student uses the school computer to post those pictures on the website, then the student can lose his/her privileges to school computers or be subject to other punishments, but as long as the student does not impede school operations or post pictures of a threatening manner, there is no action one could take. I would simply ask the picture to be taken down or I would present the pictures to the student’s parents and ask them remove the

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