Should
schools have deterrent rights against cyberbullying? The protection of order
and discipline in schools is very important. School officials should have the
requirements to protect
students from incidents such as cyberbullying from
outside the school because cyber bullying is an attack on people's personal
life and personality. Nancy Willard's article criticizes the consequences of inadequate
decisions on incidents that have been brought to court as a result of the
absence of the right to punish cyberbullying. Willard thinks that the right to
punish schools against cyber bullying is necessary to protect the discipline
and system within the school. The school officials must have the right to
punish cyber bullying, perhaps it may prevent such scandals from growing.
“Schools
Have the Right to Punish Cyberbullies” written by Nancy Willard, mentioned in
this article whether public schools have the right to punish cyberbullying.
Willard argues
about the failure of the United States Central Court of California's District
Court to make decisions about cyberbullying cases. According to the court
statement, the disciplinary policy of the school says that it is decided that
school officials should be more clear and punitive for off-campus online
behaviors which is deemed to be their obligation. In addition, as a result of
cyber bullying, the status of students affected by the educational performance
and the reports of cyberbullying experts were not taken into consideration. Willard
mentions the outcome as a disturbing decision. Although it has been determined
that school officials do not have any right to disciplinary action against the
online cyberbullying behavior outside the campus, it is emphasizesed by Willard
that the decision was very wrong. Furthermore, it was decided that this
decision would be appropriate in other cases showing precedent. Willard says
this could lead to a serious deterioration of the system and discipline in
schools. There is no constitutional right to be a bully(Willard 1/4). In
addition, the school officials do not have the right to discipline for
off-campus cyber bullying. Limited legal guidance on the constitution of school
intervention if a student is bullied or verbally aggressive to another student.
If the school officials had such a right to discipline, perhaps cyber bullying
could be prevented without going further. The court also found that the
disciplinary policy of the school was unconstitutional. This has led other
schools to review policies that will result in a disciplined outcome for any
behavior that disturbs the school from outside the campus. Willard argues that
school officials must be empowered to expel a person who is found guilty of
offense on the off-campus cyberbullying charge by school officials.
Should
Public Schools Have The Right to Punish Cyberbullies? I think it should be. I
agree with almost all of the claims in the Willard’s article. I think school officials
should have the right to discipline cyber bullying, which will result in
disruption of the in-school discipline resulting from on-campus or off-campus
public schools. Protecting the rights and personalities of students within the
school should be a requirement of the school discipline policy. Therefore, as a
result of any cyber bullying behavior, students' self-reliance and feelings
should be within the policy of school discipline to prevent harm. Willard said
that. There is no constitutional right to be a bully Bullying is not a
constitutional right, but today we do not have a deterrent law on cyberbullying
behavior. I think there should be more disciplinary penalties for cyber
bullying in schools and that school officials should have more authority.
Willard also said that. Intimidation of one student by another, including
intimidation by name calling, is the kind of behavior school authorities are
expected to prevent(Willard 1/4). In
schools, firstly, school officials must immediately intervene in the situation
against cyberbullying behavior of students and their violent and degrading
actions against each other. School officials need to produce quick and accurate
results against deterioration of issues affecting the school system and order.
Therefore, there must be a discipline right against cyberbullying behavior.
However, lack of right to disciplinary action by the school officials on issues
such as cyberbullying behavior may lead to an inability to prevent a negative
situation. Willard said that another point. School officials must have the
authority to respond to incidents and, if justified, remove offending students
from school (Willard 2/4). With cyber bullying, no one has the right to
mistreat anyone. School officials must have the right to discipline in such
cases as insults, personal rights and cyber bullying.
In the
conclusion, Schools are a science center where students learn about education
and information. The rules of the discipline policy in this science center
should be very clear. Any negative cyber bullying behavior or similar
situations must have strict and rigorous results for the provision of in-school
discipline and order. For cyber bullying, which is the result of the
advancement of technology, governments need to adopt more deterrent laws.
Written by Erdogan Akbiyik
Works Cited
Willard, Nancy. "Schools Have the Right to Punish
Cyberbullies." Cyberbullying. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven
Press, 2012. At Issue. Rpt. from "There Is No Constitutional Right to Be a
Cyberbully: Analysis of J.C. v. Beverly Hills Unified School District."
J.C. v. Beverly Hills Unified School District. Center for Safe and Responsible
Internet Use, 2009. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 19 Mar. 2013.
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