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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:Great. by brumby · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does enyone else remember when we had that great internet completely void of government?

    It was also devoid of the average person. A former co-worker used to say, before the September than never ended, "When the Internet becomes representative of the general population, I'm getting off."

  2. Re:Good on them. by montyzooooma · · Score: 2, Funny
    "I believe that there should be a law against purposely and maliciously attacking someone who didn't attack you first. This applies to verbal attacks as well as physical attacks."

    But..but..but I don't want them taking the Daily Show off air!

  3. Re:Good on them. by Moraelin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually, if I'm to be pedantic, it would mean dragging you alive into Cananda, since that's where Ontario is :P

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  4. Re:Good on them. by oliverthered · · Score: 2, Funny

    How do you define attack? If some looked at me funny could I kill them?

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