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Cyberbullying and the Law. What do the states have to say about cyberbullying? What does the federal government say about cyberbullyin?
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Cyberbullying and the Law
Hannah Orr
Hannah Orr
What is “Cyber bullying”?
“"Cyber bullying" is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones. It has to have a minor on both sides, or at least have been instigated by a minor against another minor. Once adults become involved, it is plain and simple cyber-harassment or cyberstalking. Adult cyber-harassment or cyberstalking is NEVER called cyber bullying.” From www.stopcyberbullying.org
Cyberbullying Fact Sheet
It has proven to be difficult to create cyberbullying laws because there is not a “clear legal consensus about how to deal with many types of cyberbullying incidents.”
Many states do have bullying laws, but not all have added a cyberbullying section.
The issue is where do cyberbullying acts cross the line and when should the government get involved.
Many think that there should not be any cyberbullying laws because it is considered free speech.
Cyberbullying Report Card
A++ - DE, FL, GA, KY, MA, MD, NH, NJ, VA, WY
A+ - OR, RI, WA, WV A – AK, IL, OH, OK A- - AR, IA, ID, ME, MO, SC, TN, UT, VT B+ - AL, IN, NC, NM, NV, NY, PA, WI B – CA, CO, KS B- - AZ, CT C+ - NE C – LA, MS C- - MN, TX F – HI, MI, MT, ND, SD
Years that States Passed Laws
1999 .
GA
2000 .
NH
2001 .
CO LA MS OR WV
2002 .
CT NJ OK WA
2003 .
AR CA RI
2004 .
VT
2005.
AZ IN MD VA TX TN ME NV
2006 .
ID SC AK NM
2007.
DE IA IL KS MN OHPA
2008 .
NE KY UT FL
2009 .
NC WY AL
2010 .
MA WI NY MO
Anti Bullying Law Passage Calendar
The Law
Each state has their own laws on cyberbullying Some states do not
have any laws regarding cyberbullying!▪ Michigan▪ Hawaii▪ Montana▪ North Dakota▪ South Dakota
Cyberbullying and the School
Should the school districts be responsible for cyberbullying that goes on off of the campus? J.S. v. Bethlehem
Area School District (2000)
North Carolina Law in the School
Senate Bill 526 Article 29 B“School Violence
Prevention”115 C -407.5 Bullying
and harassing behavior
115 C -407.6 Policy against bullying or harassing behavior
115 C -407.8 Prevention of school violence
Defines bullying or harassing behavior
“Requires all local school administrative units to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying and harassing behavior.”
“Each local school administrative unit shall adopt a policy prohibiting bullying or harassing behavior .”
North Carolina Law
House Bill 1261“An act protecting
children of this state by making cyber-bullying a criminal offense punishable as a misdemeanor.”
14 -458.1 Cyber-bullying; penalty
Defines what you can not do while using a computer or computer network
Penalty: If older than 18 when
committed: Class 1 misdemeanor
If younger than 18 when committed: Class 2 misdemeanor
Kentucky Law
HB 91 – The Golden Rule Act
Section 1 – A New Section of KS Chapter 158
Section 2 – KRS 158.444 is amended
Section 3 – KRS 158.148 is amended
Section 5 – KRS 525.080 is amended
Very detailed law describing bullying as well as an amendment for cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is a Class B misdemeanor
The Federal Law
There is no Federal Law for Cyberbullying at the moment. But the “Megan
Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act” has been proposed.
This law would allow those who are cyberbullies to be fined and/or “imprisoned not more than two years.”
Sources
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1966:
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html
http://www.cyberbullying.us/Bullying_and_Cyberbullying_Laws.pdf
http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_legal_issues.pdf
http://bullypolice.org/ http://bullypolice.org/ky_law.html http://www.ncga.state.nc.US/Sessions/2009/
Bills/House/PDF/H1261v3.pdf http://www.bullypolice.org/NC-law2009.pdf
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