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Ontario Proposes School Cyber-Bullying Law

Posted by kdawson on from the first-in-a-trend dept.

nursegirl writes "Ontario announced today a proposal to change their education act to add both physical bullying and cyber-bullying to the list of behaviors that can get a student suspended or expelled. Posting comments, pictures, or videos attacking other students or teachers outside of school hours will carry the risk of school punishment, if the incident is believed to have an 'impact on school climate.'"

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  1. Re:Cyberbullying? GImme a break by asninn · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Huh? Are you seriously trying to equate bullying (which, in itself, is an act that's defined by its intention and the intended effect on the victim, not by whether it's taking place "offline" or "online" or whether it takes any specific form) with students "learn[ing] things on their own, things that they are passionate about"?

    Get a fucking grip.

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  2. Students are not adults by arcite · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They are CHILDREN or YOUNG ADULTS. There is a BIG difference and if you can't acknowledge that well, you're an idiot.