The role of a school in policing cyberbullies
By Isabel Edwards
This past fall, tens of millions of children headed back to one of nearly 100,000 public schools in the United States. These children are legally required to attend school in order to learn the skills essential to our nation’s continued success and receive the moral training to become upright citizens. During the school day, public schools stand in loco parentis, bearing the same responsibility for the safety and welfare of every child entrusted to them that a parent or legal guardian bears outside of school. At Richardson Middle School in 2012, this responsibility includes the prevention and detection of cyberbullying committed by or against its students
Edwards is a junior at Patrick Henry High School
May 27, 2012 - 8:01 AM
Excellent commentary! The school system has to be involved as the school is often the stage where all the cyber-drama becomes action. Cruel children are not a gift to the world in any sense.