The Pros And Cons Of Cyberbullying Laws
United States vs. Lori Drew was a case that stemmed from the suicide of thirteen-year- old Megan Meier. Megan was a user of the social network MySpace. A boy named Josh Evans befriended her. When Josh Suddenly started to become harsh in their online conversations,
Megan took every word to heart because she viewed him so highly. This lead up to her being told that the world would be a better place without her. This sent her over the edge and led her to hang herself. The Meir family soon found out that Josh Evans was a fake account. It was created by a neighbor who’s daughter used to be a friend of Megan’s. Because this happened in 2006, there were hardly any laws about cyberbullying. Lorie Drew, the mother who created the fake account, was only …show more content…
Today, there is much improvement with laws concerning cyberbulying. Forty- nine out of fifty states have passed anti-bullying laws (Hewitt). Although these laws may seem to be helpful, there still needs to be more consequences and prevention around this issue.
According to an online report, “A 2011 report by the US Department of Education revealed a handful of states are not utilizing best practices to reduce bullying. Inefficient bullying laws neglect to include a clear and comprehensive definition of which types of behavior and what situations constitute bullying” (Century). There needs to be a common law created defining the extent of the involvement of schools surrounding this issue in order to begin to solve this problem. Schools are the main housing for the bullies as well as the IDK therefore this issue
Howell 2 directly affects them.
Prevention of cyberbullying can be most beneficial in schools because of their population. According to the National Cyber Bullying Hotline,
7.5 million Facebook users are under 13 years old. 81% of teens say bullying online is easier to get away with. 3 million kids per month are absent from school due to bullying. 20% of kids cyber bullied think about suicide, and 1 in 10
Megan took every word to heart because she viewed him so highly. This lead up to her being told that the world would be a better place without her. This sent her over the edge and led her to hang herself. The Meir family soon found out that Josh Evans was a fake account. It was created by a neighbor who’s daughter used to be a friend of Megan’s. Because this happened in 2006, there were hardly any laws about cyberbullying. Lorie Drew, the mother who created the fake account, was only …show more content…
Today, there is much improvement with laws concerning cyberbulying. Forty- nine out of fifty states have passed anti-bullying laws (Hewitt). Although these laws may seem to be helpful, there still needs to be more consequences and prevention around this issue.
According to an online report, “A 2011 report by the US Department of Education revealed a handful of states are not utilizing best practices to reduce bullying. Inefficient bullying laws neglect to include a clear and comprehensive definition of which types of behavior and what situations constitute bullying” (Century). There needs to be a common law created defining the extent of the involvement of schools surrounding this issue in order to begin to solve this problem. Schools are the main housing for the bullies as well as the IDK therefore this issue
Howell 2 directly affects them.
Prevention of cyberbullying can be most beneficial in schools because of their population. According to the National Cyber Bullying Hotline,
7.5 million Facebook users are under 13 years old. 81% of teens say bullying online is easier to get away with. 3 million kids per month are absent from school due to bullying. 20% of kids cyber bullied think about suicide, and 1 in 10