School+Official-Daniel+Nizinski

School Official-Daniel Nizinski

Create an original definition of cyberbullying.
(Taken from the unofficial dictionary of Daniel Nizinski) Cyberbullying-//n.// abusing others through the means of technology to degrade or harass them as a person

Find at least 10 statistics (make sure you compare sources with your group members so you are not all finding the same statistics)
"Cyber Bullying Statistics - Bullying Statistics." //Bullying Statistics - Teen Violence, Anger, Bullying, Treatment Options//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. .
 * More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced [|cyberthreats] online.

"Teens afraid to go to school - Psychlinks Psychology & Mental Health Blog — Psychlinks Psychology & Mental Health Blog." //Psychlinks Psychology & Mental Health Blog — Occasional commentary on psychology, psychiatry, mental health, the internet, and life by an Ottawa psychologist//. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Oct. 2011. .

More than one out of every 20 high school students – 5.4 percent – skipped at least one day of school because of safety concerns in 2003, according to the CDC survey. That is up from 4.4 percent in 1993.

"i-SAFE Inc.." //i-SAFE Inc.//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. .
 * 42% of kids have been bullied while online. 1 in 4 have had it happen more than once.
 * 35% of kids have been threatened online. Nearly 1 in 5 have had it happen more than once.
 * 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mail or other messages.
 * 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than 4 out of 10 say it has happened more than once.
 * 53% of kids admit having said something mean or hurtful to another person online. More than 1 in 3 have done it more than once.
 * 58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.

"Americans Spend 23% of Online Time on Social Networks [STUDY] - Yahoo! News." //Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. .
 * People spend 23% of their time online for social networking

"Media Use Statistics, Resources on Media Habits of Children." //Media Literacy Clearinghouse: Resources for K-12 Educators//. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. .
 * 30% of U.S. households have some kind of internet-connected device connected to their tv

" Cell Phone Statistics:." //Conference Calls, Conference Calling, Video Conferencing//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. .
 * 203 million people use cell phones in the U.S.

Locate one real life example of cyberbullying and give all necessary details for others to understand what happened in the incident you are describing.
Pilkington, Tom, and Paula Pilkington. "Lexi's Story." //Alexis Pilkington Foundation//. Web. 9 Sept. 29. .


 * Alexis Pilkington was a normal girl who had everything going for her. 'Lexi,' as she was called, was on the school soccer and softball teams. She was athletic and had a lot of friends. One day she, at the age of seventeen committed suicide that was related to cyberbullying.

Martinez, Edicio. "Alexis Pilkington Brutally Cyber Bullied, Even After Her Suicide - Crimesider - CBS News." //Breaking News Headlines: Business, Entertainment & World News - CBS News//. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. <[]>.


 * The bullies were leaving offensive comments on her social networking page, and continued to post even more obscene things on her memorial page after she died. Before the rude comments, Alexis suffered from depression, and the bullying only made the depression worse.

Parents, Pupils And. "Alexis Pilkington Facebook Horror: Cyber Bullies Harass Teen Even After Suicide." //Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post//. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. .


 * She had not consulted a psychologist about her depression, so no one knew about it. The obliviousness only made matters worse.

Examine Central York's AUP and summarize the AUP in your own words.
Central York School District. //ACCEPTABLE USE OF COMPUTERS, E-MAIL, NETWORK RESOURCES, AND INTERNET ACCESS//. 21 Mar. 2011. PDF.


 * The AUP states that students must fall in line with the law, and use computers for only educational purposes that build up, and do not degrade other people. Students are not allowed to use computers for illegal purposes, such as pornography and theft. They are also not allowed to use them for noneducational means, like playing games, using the computers to make a profit, or personal projects. In short, students are not allowed to use the computers for nonconstructive purposes that do not have to do with school.

Identify the points you feel should be kept in the AUP

 * The points that should be kept in the acceptable usage policy include everything except that students cannot share information from the school's site on other sites and that only the school's computers are permitted to access the school's internet service. All the other points stated sound reasonable and lawful.

Rewrite your own version of the AUP. Remember this is the policy that will be used as the school's guideline for what is acceptable and is not acceptable for computer usage.

 * Students will be held accountable for using the school's computers and internet access in ways that promote the health of all the students, while falling in line with the law.
 * Students are permitted only to complete school work or perform constructive tasks that assist the student in his/her learning experience that do not in any way involve the use or locating of drugs, pornography, or plagiarism.

What disciplinary action should be taken for violating the AUP?

 * Violating the AUP should have varying consequences for different degrees of violation. For example, something that should have a legal consequence, like plagiarism, should have heavier consequences than something like gaming on a school computer. Something like plagiarizing should result in failing the class that they plagiarized in. Something like gaming, on the other hand, should only be penalized with an after-school detention.

Make at least 3 suggestions.
If I were running things, I would have changed the following:
 * Students should be allowed to have a political voice while speaking through the school's computers.
 * They should also be allowed to share information on the school site on other sites, like school event announcements on social networking sites.
 * Most importantly, students should be permitted to use their own computers on the school's internet service, as long as it is for an educational purpose. Why? I am fed up with using Macs! Join the [|movement] against them now!

How can school officials make students aware of cyberbullying?
"WHY IS CYBER-BULLYING SO POPULAR." //KEAN University//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. . "Be Web Aware - Cyberbullying." //WebAware | WebAverti//. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. .
 * The teachers can tell students to stay away from chatrooms, and other sites where cyberbullying takes place.
 * Tell young children the dangers about being mean to people from an early age, so it becomes 'different' to cyberbully.
 * Make a class like 21st Century Literacy mandatory for all students to enroll in before they graduate

How can school officials prevent cyberbullying?
"Cyberbullying «." //Middle Earth//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. . "STOP cyberbullying: Parry Aftab’s guide for schools on cyberbullying." //STOP cyberbullying: Cyberbullying - what it is, how it works and how to understand and deal with cyberbullies//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .
 * Make new rules regarding the matter of cyberbullying.
 * Spread the news of these new rules, and their consequences.
 * Educate students about how cyberbullying affects people.
 * Teach students to 'speak up'

How can school officials stop cyberbullying?
"Cyberbullying «." //Middle Earth//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. . "Cyberbullying Research Center - cyber bullying examples, cases, laws, articles, stories, presentations, videos, facts, statistics." //Cyberbullying Research Center - cyber bullying examples, cases, laws, articles, stories, presentations, videos, facts, statistics//. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. . "Cyberbullying, Stop Cyberbullying, Cyber Bullying Safety, Prevent Teens from Cyber Bully." //SafetyWeb | Parental Control, Internet Monitoring Software, Internet Safety for Kids & Teens from Cyberbullying//. 14 Feb. 2010. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. . "STOP cyberbullying: Parry Aftab’s guide for schools on cyberbullying." //STOP cyberbullying: Cyberbullying - what it is, how it works and how to understand and deal with cyberbullies//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .
 * Schools can discipline students who cyberbully in and out of school.
 * Schools can teach about netiquette and the law.
 * If physical damage is evident, police can take action.
 * Change the school's policies about bullying so they are adapted to deal with cyberbullying.

What are some legal issues that school officials may face in dealing with cyberbullying
"Cyber Bullying Law Policies | Laws Against Internet CyberBullying." //Cyber Bullying Alert | CyberBullying Prevention Software | Internet Harassment//. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. <http://www.cyberbullyalert.com/blog/2008/10/cyber-bullying-state-laws-and-policies/>.
 * Violence is one legal issue schools may encounter when fighting against cyberbullying. Some cases even include the topic of pornography. Both of which are legal matters that may present themselves. Consequences in some areas have included suspension and fining. Schools are responsible for bullying on campus. If a cyberbullying case shows itself through the means of violence on the school grounds, the school is allowed to punish the student in a variety of different ways. It is up to the school to decide what the punishments are. Depending on the state, however, there may be no legalities concerning cyberbullying, and the school may not have the legal rights to punish the students involved.

Willard, Nancy. "Cyberbullying Legislation and School Policies." Web. 30 Sept. 2011. <http://csriu.org/cyberbully/docs/cblegislation.pdf>.
 * Obviously, though, simply suspending students will not automatically stop cyberbullying, so a new legislation was written and proposed. The proposed legislation says that cyberbullying that does not occur during the school day is in fact not the school's responsibility. This means that before and after school, the schools would not be able to do anything about cyberbullying.

What are some actions school officials should take if they suspect cyberbullying?
"Cyberbullying «." //Middle Earth//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. <http://middleearthnj.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/cyberbullying/>. "STOP cyberbullying: Parry Aftab’s guide for schools on cyberbullying." //STOP cyberbullying: Cyberbullying - what it is, how it works and how to understand and deal with cyberbullies//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/educators/guide_for_schools.html>.
 * Schools can contact the parents of the victim and/or bully
 * Schools should raise awareness, even though they may not actually have a cyberbullying case.
 * If the site is controlled by the school, the school should either take down the site or change their teaching methods.

How schools identify cyberbullying.
"The MSTA Blog: How to Identify Cyberbullying in Your Classroom." //The MSTA Blog//. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Oct. 2011. <http://mostateteachers.typepad.com/missouri_state_teachers_a/2010/08/how-to-identify-cyberbullying-in-your-classroom.html>.
 * Deprived sleep
 * verbal harassment
 * physical harassment
 * students that avoid friends

What are cyberbullies like?
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/why_do_kids_cyberbully_each_other.html http://www.mindpub.com/art192.htm http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/21/cyber-bully-victims-isolated-dehumanized/ =EXTRA: DOES RELATE, BUT NOT TO THE QUESTIONS= Making 21st Century Literacy a required course educates, if not over-educates people well beyond what they need to know about cyberbullying and awareness. Striking fear into students is a great idea, by teaching them a new suicide every day. School officials do not have very much power over the students' personal lives. The main thing that school workers can do is try to look for people getting harassed in school and punish the bully. Realistically speaking, it is impossible, and most likely illegal to monitor every student's phone and social networking sites. Violence is one legal issue schools may encounter when fighting against cyberbullying. Some cases even include the topic of pornography. Both of which are legal matters that may present themselves.

The main way school officials can prevent cyberbullying is to educate people about how it can affect people's lives.