Ontario Proposes School Cyber-Bullying Law

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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Re:Cyberbullying? GImme a break

[Bastard of Subhumani]

Really? Last time I checked, the schools discredit all such education. If you do not believe me, try to get anywhere in life without official certificates.

Let me guess - you flunked out of highschool and you've got a chip on your shoulder about it? Since you seem to not know the difference between bullying and learning, I can hazard a guess as to the reason for your lack of scholastic attainment.

Bullying OUTSIDE of School Hours, Eh?

[morari]

Seems a tad like overstepping one's boundaries. Besides, fuck kids that get bullied, they're cowards. Victims of just about any crime bring it upon themselves by allowing themselves to be victimized. Through my entire stint in school I was "bullied" perhaps three or four times. Never by the same person mind you, because shortly into being hassled and finding out that the authorities (regardless of their position--school, etc) are worthless, I simply beat the shit out of the offending kid. Usually it happened right in the middle of class at that. I never did like "meeting outside after school" just so the little punks could not show up. You kick one bully's ass and word spreads. It takes a few years for that effect to wear off before anyone wants to try it again. Sure, you may get suspended for a few days, but so what? Is it more important to conform to the social conditioning that is school or to stand up for yourself as a real human being should?