Argument against my position

Regardless of the actions that schools take, privacy should stay in the context of the school setting. When students are on school grounds they have every right to block certain websites and particular things. If a school oversteps these boundaries it becomes and invasion of privacy. In the confines of your home you should be able to view whatever you'd like.

·      People have an Amendment right to freedom of speech and as terrible as it is to speak to someone in such a horrible or negative way it is the bullies right to do so. (Laubscher, M., & van Vollenhoven, W. J. 2015).

One could argue that there are always students who have been made fun of and when they go home they should block the people who are saying such nasty things. They can't help if it follows them back but they can choose what they look at and who they talk to.

·      Since the bullying over text, or on an online medium is not on school grounds it only is brought to the school if it has the possibility of become a problem there as well. (Goldsborough, R. 2016)

·      Schools are able to band certain things such as a type of clothing, specif items like a cell phone and band labels and things o that nature but the rights to free speech and expression is something that they can’t band. (Laubscher, M., & van Vollenhoven, W. J. 2015).


Sources

Laubscher, M., & van Vollenhoven, W. J. (2015). CYBERBULLYING: SHOULD SCHOOLS CHOOSE BETWEEN SAFETY AND PRIVACY?. Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 18(6), 2218-2263. doi:10.4314/pelj.v18i6.06


Goldsborough, R. (2016). The freedom of free speech online. Teacher Librarian, 43(4), 62-63. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.libproxy.adelphi.edu:2443/docview/1774309662?accountid=8204