A Michigan former high student student is suing school officials under Title IX claiming they failed to properly investigate allegations she was sexually assaulted at school by a prominent athlete, and ignored her claims of cyberbullying that forced her to leave school.
Continue reading...The Student Press Law Center reports that the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has sent a letter to Everett School District’s superintendent, charging that Samantha Negrete, a student at North Middle School, was forced to log onto her Facebook account so Vice Principal Bryan Toutant could view it.
Continue reading...According to the Post-Tribune, Griffith Public Schools has settled a suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of three eighth-grade students expelled for comments they made on Facebook.
Continue reading...The Associated Press (AP) reports in the Huffington Post that a 16-year-old student in Southern Michigan has been arrested after authorities said he threatened a teacher in an online posting, the latest clampdown on unruly students in the wake of the recent Connecticut school massacre.
Continue reading...According to a report from the Student Press Law Center, the Vernon County board of supervisors has approved an ordinance that criminalizes bullying.
Continue reading...KMSP-TV Fox 9 reports that Anoka-Hennepin School District and police are investigating a group of middle school students who took a fight to Facebook and began a bout of cyber-bullying that crossed a scary line. Officials say at least one of the bullies made a post on Facebook urging a group of girls to go kill themselves.
Continue reading...The Charlotte Observer reports that under North Carolina’s School Violence Prevention Act of 2012, it will be a misdemeanor for students to post something online “with the intent to intimidate or torment a school employee.” This expansion of the state’s existing cyberbullying law, that goes into effect December 1, 2012, may be the first of its kind in the country.
Continue reading...The Associated Press reports on NECN.com that in response to the federal lawsuit filed by three students expelled after commenting on Facebook about wanting to kill classmates, Griffith Public Schools disputed that the comments were jokes and violated their free speech rights.
Continue reading...The Associated Press (AP) reports in The Washington Post that the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana (ACLU-IN) has filed suit in federal court on behalf of three middle school students who were expelled by Griffith Public Schools (GPS) after joking on Facebook about which of their classmates they would like to kill.
Continue reading...A bill that would allow schools to punish students for off-campus actions was approved by the Indiana House of Representatives in January 2012 and is sitting in a Senate committee, says Student Press Law Center. According to state Rep. Eric Koch, House Bill (HB) 1169 is an attempt to deal with growing issues like cyberbullying and cheating.
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