First Amendment Of Persuasive Essay On Cyberbullying

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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states that, “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Relevant Supreme Court cases also apply this restriction to states, including the State University of New York. At the same time, many a mother has told her child that, “sticks and stones may break your bones, but names will never hurt you.” Yet study after study, and plain experience, show that often not to be the case. While name calling and taunting have plagued playgrounds since time immemorial, the advent of the Internet has made it significantly easier to stalk, taunt, expose…show more content…
Are there legal steps that a college must take, should take, should not take, or may not take in addressing cyber bullying? May or should a college block access to a Web site that contains offensive content? May or should a college discipline a harasser through the judicial or conduct process? What legal and administrative options exist for students who are harassed or defamed on the Web? What, if anything, is the College’s educational role in addressing cyber bullying? Please cite to at least five (but likely more) sources which can include statutes, court cases, journal and periodical articles, Dear Colleague Letters issued by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, and stakeholder’s Web sites. Please be careful to cite to other’s work and only use other’s work to strengthen your own arguments and analysis, not as a replacement for your own thoughts. To ensure anonymity, please refrain from including your name or the name of your home institution on any page within the essay. Please place this information on a cover page accompanying your essay. This page will be redacted during the selection process and essays will be
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