Arguments for my
position:
Argument #1: Schools and institutions
should have more programs in order to tame the amount
of cyber bullying that is occurring, especially in lower grades
where kids are
immature.
- "The percentage of public
schools reporting that students engaged in online bullying on or
off campus at least once a week increased 4.1 percentage points
between the 2009–10 and 2015–16 school years. At schools with at
least 1,000 students, the increase was 8.1 points. In 2016,
about one-third of middle and high school students between 12
and 17 years old said they had been cyber bullied." (Ladika,
2018).
- "School officials said they are making counselors available at
Surfside for students, faculty and staff." (Associated Press,
2018).
Argument #2:
Parents should be watching what their kids are doing on the
Internet at a young
age and be able to develop good open relationships with their
children.
- After the
collection of data, poor parent-child communication and being a
cyber bullying victim are related. (Boniel-Nissim, 2017).
- "Reports of cyber bullying
among K-12 students — either at school or away from
school — are on the rise." (Ladika, 2018).
Argument #3:
Children are harming themselves due to cyber
bullying.
-
Victims as young as 8 years old have taken their lives after
suffering
mean-spirited rumors and personal attacks posted on social media
sites (Ladika, 2108).
- Investigators were made aware of
the potential cyber bullying against the 12 year old girl while
looking into her death, which led them to examine several
cellphones and social media accounts (Associated Press, 2018).
Sources:
Ladika,
Susan.
“Bullying and Cyber Bullying” CQ Researcher Feb.
2018: pg. 1.
Web. Oct. 8th. 2018.
library.cqpress.com.libproxy.adelphi.edu:2048/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2018020200&type=hitlist&num=0.
Boniel-Nissim,
Meyran
& Sasson, Hagit. “Bullying victimization and poor
relationships with
parents as risk factors of problematic internet use in
adolescence” Computers in
Behavior Nov. 2017: 176-183.
Ebscohost. Web. Oct. 8. 2018.
The
Associated
Press. “2 12-year-olds arrested for cyber bullying in connection
with suicide of 12-year-old girl” abc news, Jan 25. 2018, p.
1-3. Oct. 8th.
2018