States Seek Laws to Curb Online Bullying

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that many states are considering laws to help crack down on "cyberbullying". "Steven Brown, executive director of the Rhode Island branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, said it will be difficult to draft a cyberbullying law that doesn't infringe on free-speech rights. 'The fact that two teenagers say nasty things about each other is a part of growing up,' he said. 'How much authority does a school have to monitor, regulate and punish activities occurring inside a student's home?' In Arkansas, the state Senate this month passed a bill calling on school districts to set up policies to address cyberbullying only after it was amended to settle concerns about students' free-speech rights."

Comments

is it bullying when your frost piss is -1 ed?

[nietsch]

some text here to pass the lameness filter.

Re:too late

[alfs boner]

Families are often harassed for home schooling their children. If you homeschool your kids you're probably in the Ku Klux Klan, or some mouth-breathing crucifix junkie so that's fine with me.