THE FUTURE OF

CYBERBULLYING LAWS

BY
KENNETH LANCE HAMRICK
PROFESSOR BLISS-CARROL
CLEVELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ENG 112
“ WE HAVE ALL BEEN TOLD THAT BULLYING HAS
BEEN GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS FOREVER.
BUT WE CAN STOP IT NOW […] STRONG ANTI-
BULLYING POLICIES INSTILL A CLIMATE THAT THIS
BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
(U.S. Education Secretary Highlights Best Practices of Bullying Policies)
”
Quote from Arne Duncan (US Education
Secretary) during the heart of the cyberbullying
crisis in 2010
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Unknown Author
is licensed under
CC BY-SA

Gave The U.S. warning that cyberbullying was

real and harmful
 • History Cyberbullying and the population that
THE FUTURE OF is most affected
CYBERBULLYING
LAWS
• Mental and Phycological Effects

• Legislations (The good, The enough, & The

bad

• Cyberbullying Trends

• Conclusions
 HISTORY
Check out this short video that explains cyberbullying in a quick and very
informative way

(Techquickie 2015)
 HISTORY (CONTINUED)

• Bullying is not a new concept

• Technology and bullying combined
produce cyberbully
• First came to light in the early
two-thousands with the inception
of social media and smartphone
technology

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HISTORY (CONTINUED)

Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
My space
Instagram
Snap Chat
ETC…

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 DEFINITION OF CYBERBULLYING

• Complex yet simple

• Stopbullying.gov defines cyberbullying as

• “bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell
phones, computers, and tablets” .” ("What is
Cyberbullying")
 MENTAL &
PHYCOLOGICAL
EFFECTS
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Eating Disorders
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• Future Substance Abuse
• Feeling of not being
accepted by peers

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 PHYSICAL EFFECTS

• Stomach pain • Bedwetting

• Sleep problems • Fatigue
• Headaches • Poor appetite
• Tension • Suicide
 LEGISLATION

Enough

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 LEGISLATION (THE GOOD)

• Cohesive
• Understandable
• Without fringing on “freedom of speech”
• US Department of Educations key components from 29 existing laws to assist
future legislation. . (U.S. Education Secretary Highlights Best Practices of
Bullying Policies)
ANTI-BULLYING BILL OF
RIGHTS ACT
• game changing legislation included
mandatory reporting for schools which took
away discretion from administrated personal
(Strom, Wingate and F.).
• Cyberbullying case that lead to a suicide at
Rutgers University
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COMMONWEALTH V. CARTER

(News 2017)
LEGISLATION (THE GOOD ENOUGH)

• Bare minimum
• Does not go above and
beyond
• Reactive not Proactive
• Stagnate
 LEGISLATION (THE BAD)

• Unconstitutional
• Vague
• Wordy
• Broad
• Not inclusive
 CYBERBULLYING TRENDS

• Sexting
• Gaming consoles
• From paper to the digital world
• Criminal vs Non-Criminal

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 CONCLUSION

• Within the past 15 years there has been a great progression

• Technology shows no signs of slowing down
• More work to be done
• Future discussion and collaboration will be needed
• Education is a key component to battling cyberbullying
 QUESTIONS

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 WORKS CITED
• "What is Cyberbullying". 26 July 2018. Web. 23 March 2019.
<https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-it/index.html>..
• News, CBS Evening. YouTube, YouTube, 16 June 2017,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=akB1RWd8SVM.
• Strom, P. S.: Strom, R. D., et al. "Cyberbullying: Assessment of student experience for
continuous improvement planning." National Association of Secondary School
Principals. NASSP Bulletin (2012): 137-153.web.<https://login.proxy039.nclive
.org/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1019958954?accounted
=10163>.
 WORK CITED

• Techquickie. YouTube, YouTube, 4 Nov. 2015,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKgv0KGy7B0.
• U.S. Education Secretary Highlights Best Practices of Bullying Policies."Washington: Federal
Information & News Dispatch, INC(2010). web.<https://login.proxy039.nclive.org
/login?url=https://search. proquest.com/docview/818316085?account id=1016
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