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The document discusses several Supreme Court cases related to student expression rights, including Tinker v. Des Moines which established that students have a right to political expression, and Morse v. Frederick which found that schools can restrict speech they see as promoting illegal drug use. It also outlines requirements imposed by laws like the Children's Internet Protection Act and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act regarding internet safety policies, filtering, and privacy protections for students. Finally, it discusses when schools can intervene in student expression, such as for substantial disruption of school activities or harassment, and recommends schools adopt comprehensive policies on these issues.
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Cyberbullying involves the use of technology like phones and the internet to deliberately upset someone else. It differs from traditional bullying in that it can invade personal space and anonymity makes it difficult to control messages or know who is bullying. Schools must take cyberbullying seriously, prevent incidents through education, and respond appropriately while involving police if laws are broken.
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1. The Children's Internet Protection Act requires schools and libraries to use filters to receive funding. It allows administrators to choose filters that fit their community standards.
2. Identity theft of children is increasing, with 10.2% of children in a study having their social security numbers used fraudulently, compared to just 0.2% of adults. Children are more likely to share private information or befriend strangers online.
3. Filters protect students by restricting pornography and other objectionable material, providing a safe online experience for learning.
4. Filters can prevent cyberbullying by monitoring chat rooms and discussions to block mean, inappropriate
Education Privacy
The document discusses optimizing education technology while protecting student data privacy. It provides recommendations for schools to create a culture embracing technology opportunities while teaching digital citizenship and privacy curriculum. It stresses the importance of having clear privacy policies, processes for data use, and an incident response plan to avoid non-compliance. The document recommends schools download a roadmap from iKeepSafe.org to identify risks and establish privacy frameworks.
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This document discusses online abuse and safeguarding in higher education. It notes that while student welfare is emphasized as important, there is a lack of national policy around universities' duty of care online. A FOI request found that many university policies did not mention online issues and few had staff trained on online abuse. Preliminary findings showed inconsistencies in how universities addressed reports of online harassment. The document advocates for a more comprehensive, university-wide approach including specialized staff training, policy re-evaluation, and awareness raising to better support students experiencing online abuse.
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- 1. Image Source: Flickr.com Leonieke It’s the Law
- 2. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) Three public school students were suspended for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War.
- 3. Morse v. Frederick (2007) A senior displayed a banner that read ‘BONG HiTS 4 JESUS’ during a Winter Olympics torch relay. Students had been released from class for the relay. The sign was unfurled off school property.
- 4. Beussink v. Woodland R-IV School District (1998) Student suspended for creating a personal web site at his home. The web site denigrated a school administrator using vulgar, but not defamatory language.
- 5. CIPA – Children’s Internet Protection Act Federal law enacted by Congress to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers.
- 6. CIPA – Children’s Internet Protection Act Imposes certain types of requirements on any school or library that receives funding for Internet access or internal connections from the E-rate program – a program that makes certain communications technology more affordable for eligible schools and libraries.
- 7. Requirements Imposed by CIPA Schools must have an Internet safety policy must include technology protection measures to block or filter Internet access to pictures that are: (a) are obscene, (b) child pornography, or (c) harmful to minors (for computers that are accessed by minors)
- 8. Requirements Imposed by CIPA Schools must certify that they are educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including cyberbullying awareness and response and interacting with other individuals on social networking sites and in chat rooms.
- 9. Requirements Imposed by CIPA Schools must adopt and enforce a policy to monitor online activities of minors.
- 11. COPPA – Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act In a nutshell: applies to the online collection of personal information from children under 13. It applies to web sites, these are not school requirements.
- 12. When Can School Districts Intervene? In summary, courts generally support First Amendment rights to free expression.
- 13. HOWEVER, certain expressions ARE NOT PROTECTED:
- 14. Free Expression That IS NOT Protected: If it substantially or materially disrupts learning
- 15. Definition of ‘Substantial Disruption’ Necessary cessation of instruction or educational activities
- 16. Definition of ‘Substantial Disruption’ Inability of students or educational staff to focus on learning or function as an educational unit because of a hostile environment
- 17. Definition of ‘Substantial Disruption’ Severe or repetitive disciplinary measures are needed in the classroom or during educational activities
- 18. Definition of ‘Substantial Disruption’ Exhibition of other behaviors by students or educational staff that substantially interfere with the learning environment
- 19. Free Expression That IS NOT Protected: If it utilizes school-owned technology to harass
- 20. Free Expression That IS NOT Protected: If it threatens other students or infringes on their civil rights
- 21. ‘ The best way for a school district to protect its students and protect itself from legal liability is to have a clear and comprehensive policy regarding bullying and harassment, technology, and their intersection: cyberbullying.’ Hinduja & Patchin (2009) What Can School Districts Do?
- 22. Bottom Line “… best way for a school district to protect its student & protect itself from legal liability is to have a clear & comprehensive policy regarding bullying & harassment, technology & their intersection: cyberbullying.” Hinduja & Patchin, 2009