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Cyberbullying: Jeffrey Johnson Stand Up For All Students Act

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This is a discussion of the steps that need to be taken according to Florida’s statutes, the policies of the Polk County School Board, and the Polk County Code of Student Conduct that are followed after the discovery that a student is bullied on Facebook, and the First Amendment arguments that may come up as a result of the bullying. According to the Jeffrey Johnson Stand Up for All Students Act (2015), cyberbullying is when students use any type of electronic communication to bully another student. This includes impersonating another student online, spreading rumors online and otherwise bothering another student. Bullying, in general, is defined as repeatedly inflicting pain, both physical and emotional, on someone else, and by teasing, threatening, intimidating, humiliation, stalking, theft, physical violence, or destruction of property. In addition, the electronic media includes pictures, videos, images, written communication, blog posts, social media, or sounds meant to hurt another student (Jeffrey Johnson Stand Up for All Students Act, 2015). The state of Florida requires every school board to make a policy that prohibits bullying and harassment. The School Board of Polk County supports all staff and students against bullying of any type, and defines cyberbullying as “the willful and repeated harassment and intimidation of a person …show more content…

The school is investigates all reports of possible bullying, whether the student fills out the formal written form, which the School Board prefers, or by informally telling an adult that they witnessed an act of bullying (School Board of Polk County, 2010). According to the Code of Student Conduct (2012), the School Board does not have to regulate posts made off campus, unless cyberbullying has been

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