As technology progresses, new doors open and more opportunities are available. However, people can take advantage of this freedom by harassing and cyberbullying others. Cyberbullying is the act of bullying or harassing through the internet or social media from electronic devices. This form of harassment and intimidation is becoming increasing popular among students so much so that public schools believe that they should monitor and limit what students say online in order to prevent cyberbullying. Due to this new form of bullying, schools should be allowed to limit students’ online speech. The first image that comes to mind when the word “bullying” is mentioned is a scrawny kid having his lunch money stolen. Nowadays, bullying can come in many different forms, such as cyberbullying. Although it is a form of bullying and harassment, cyberbullies do not always get punished. For example in Document C, the student was not punished for creating an offensive myspace page dedicated to a classmate. The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights says that if a student is harassing someone, whether it is in person or online, the schools …show more content…
According to Document B, teachers are also cyberbullied. In a survey of British school teachers, 15.1% of teachers have been cyberbullied (Doc B). Although it is a small percentage, the most common perpetrator are students. Document B states that 38.6% of teachers who were victims of cyberbullying admitted that it has reduced their confidence and self esteem. This further proves that limitations should be placed on students’ online speech. Principle McGonigle was a victim of cyberbullying when a student created a myspace page dedicated to mocking him (Doc D). A cartoonist illustrated the effects of cyberbullying when the teacher says his privacy and dignity were taken away from him (Doc E). Document E evidently states that the internet provides new opportunities to for bullies to