Cyberbullying
(Thanks to Anne Collier at NetFamilyNews. – Mike) “Facebook will soon be on privacy probation, thanks to a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission,” PC World reports. It’s referring to a “consent agreement” about the FTC’s “reason to believe” that Facebook has committed “fraudulent, deceptive, [or] unfair business practices,” as the FTC put it [...]
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An anti-bully bill that originally drew criticism for not going far enough to protect children in Michigan will now go to Gov. Rick Snyder for consideration. A House version of the proposed law, which requires all school districts to create a policy, passed the state Senate today by a vote of 35-2. A previous Senate [...]
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A B.C. teenager says she can’t get the owners of a U.S. website to take down allegedly libellous and hurtful comments someone has posted about her. Jordin Steele, 19, of Kamloops, says that although her reputation is at stake, she’s been told there’s not much she can do to force the California-based website to comply. [...]
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10 Coon Rapids students suspended after stairway shouting match. Ten students were disciplined after a shouting match led school officials to a series of slurs and threats made on Facebook . Ten Coon Rapids High School students have been suspended after a volley of harassing comments and threats on Facebook, the latest in a string [...]
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Is your computer set to automatically check for software and security updates? Do you type your name in search engines to see what personal information is online? Have you customized your security and personal information settings on social networks? These are all ways to own your online presence by controlling privacy and security settings. But [...]
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(NOTE: This probably falls under the “no harm in asking” rule. While Supreme Court guidance is definitely needed, I expect that SCOTUS will decline jurisdiction, especially after their embarrassing Morse v Frederick “bong hits for Jesus” opinion. – Mike) The National School Boards Association, along with other education groups, has asked the Supreme Court of [...]
(NOTE: Based on this article, and the one that follows, it seems there’s a need for a national “teach in” on First Amendment law. Both results are facially unconstitutional. – Mike) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey administrative law judge has ruled that a first-grade teacher who wrote that she was a “warden for [...]
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(NOTE: This discipline might have been overturned in court, had the student and parents fought it. How does the school’s discipline jurisdiction reach Facebook? Has local jurisdiction gone global, or is this school simply over-reaching? Or have they decided the First Amendment no longer applies to Virginia? I’m not endorsing the student’ juvenile and careless [...]
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Finally there is a wholesome and intelligent way for kids and youth to do social networking as well as check homework assignments and post questions to teachers from home. Weella.com introduces kids and students 17 years old and under to safe social networking and exceeds guidelines established by COPPA, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. [...]
Fordland schools will host a presentation on Internet safety and cyberbullying from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27. Students and parents in the Logan-Rogersville and Seymour school districts are invited to attend the event, coordinated by the Safety Council of the Ozarks, the Webster County Juvenile Division, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. [...]
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