by Bernie James • • Comments Off on School Safety Law News for 5/14/12
Texas students claim that a riot broke out on campus — and they posted videos and pictures, taken with their cell phones, online. Educators claim that students created a prank riot and are giving the wrong impression via social media. Meanwhile, students involved in the fight are receiving suspensions and misdemeanors citations.
How do teachers cope with student cyber-bullies? Secondary teachers say they don’t know how to cope with cyber-bullying that goes on outside of school hours. Schools management and teaching staff are in a legal vacuum when it comes to the growing problem of online abuse of students.
‘R-word’ gets boot from students’ lingo. Members of a high school organization Project Support, comprised of students with and without special needs, got busy last month with designing T-shirts and a pledge board for people to show their support for not using the R-word.