How can schools effectively combat the epidemic of cyber bullying?
As a teacher, I think combating issues like cyber bullying begins with spreading knowledge. Students need to be taught that even though they aren’t physically hurting someone, or even speaking to their face, their words and actions through technology can have serious consequences. We had a guest speaker at my middle school last year who talked about this topic. He used some role playing strategies and got a great discussion going to help the kids realize that the issue is a serious one. I think it’s great anytime schools can incorporate things like this. Also, schools should be responsible for actively monitoring what happens online on their campus. Students should have a counselor or mentor on site that they can talk to about such issues. Discipline on these matters should be taken as seriously as physical bullying. On the other side of the issue, I think students need to know how to handle the situation of they are being cyber bullied. Letting them know they always have someone to co
