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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Has Social Media Made Bullying Worse in Howard County?

Is bullying really worse than it used to be? If it is, should we blame the Internet?

The Columbia story of Noah Brocklebank has gained national attention as the latest high-profile story about bullying. That often prompts the question from Patch readers: Is bullying really worse than it used to be? If it is, should we blame the Internet? There’s no consensus among experts on those questions, but there is consensus that 1) bullying is a huge problem that’s only beginning to be addressed, and 2) new forms of bullying require new forms of support. Once people understand the scale of the problem, they usually have a new question: How can I help? The scale of the bullying problem About 18 percent of U.S. students said they are afraid that someone will hurt or bother them at school, according to a survey on youth risk behavior …

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Bullied Columbia Teen Receives Thousands of Messages of Support After Mother's Social Media Plea, Friends: Online Bullying Led To Student's Suicide (in New Port Richey Patch), School Staff Now Allowed To Probe Social Media for Online Threats, and 3 more ›

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Monday, September 10, 2012

Student Access to Internet, Devices Under Debate

Should students have more access to technology at school? Tell us in the comments.

One school board member is proposing increased access to the Internet and mobile devices for students in Howard County schools. During a discussion about technology at a recent Board of Education meeting, school board member Brian Meshkin proposed changing what is known as the school system's "Acceptable Use Policy" to one focused on "Responsible Use." According to the "Acceptable Use Policy," only high school students may use Internet independently in the Howard County Public School System. They must also have signed permission slips to do so. Students in grades kindergarten through eight may not use the Internet independently, according to the policy. Should students have more Internet access during the school day? Tell us in comments. …

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(UPDATED) Meshkin Excluded, Then Allowed in School Board Meeting (in Columbia Patch), Liveblog with Brian Meshkin, School Staff Now Allowed To Probe Social Media for Online Threats, and 1 more ›

Michael M. Flood

11:37 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012

"A device...brought in that is not tied to our network...can really access anything." - this is exactly why we created Kajeet School Guard. A school or district can now push their policies out to the student's 3G mobile broadband connection via a parent opt-in. Publishing the policy/policies is free for schools, parent's opt their student device in to adhere to that policy. http://www.kajeet.com/…   more ›

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