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RE: Cyberbullying - How much more can schools do?
Good post I think that if kids are being bullied then there should be proof in the form of messages or posts, and if kids are in the same school then possibly there should be punishment or detention - virtual bullying should be treated the same as physical bullying.
I agree kids should be addressed for this, however, if the cyberbullying occurs from home on a personal device away from school, should this not then be the responsibility of the parents and perhaps the Police?
I agree this is a difficult problem to solve for parents. Although parents must be responsible and should 'backdoor' their child's device so they can monitor what's going on. Or they should use a product like NetNanny and setup parental controls on the device before they hand it over to their children. There are solutions available, but media seems to like pushing the bullying narrative to enforce further censorship and 'control of information' agenda. The ISP's should also provide filtering services that parents can opt-in to so that children can only get safe information on their phones - but this certainly is a challenge for parents. The schools should also advise parents of apps or services that are available that can ensure safe access for children too. I don't think police can or should be responsible for patrolling children's internet use on their devices IMHO.