Palo Alto: Home of Stanford, Facebook and Cyber-bullies - 0 views
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Did you know that 42% of kids have been bullied while online? Did you know that 35% of kids have been threatened online? Did you know that Palo Alto is home to the most popular Social Networking site in the world, Facebook? Did you know that the Palo Alto School District DOES NOT have a cyber-bullying policy? Surprised? Me too.
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By Monday morning, over 100 high school students, equally represented between Palo Alto High School and Gunn (2 nationally recognized schools) had joined this "I Hate" group.
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"Sorry...can't do anything about it. It was done off campus." You know what? So is plagiarism. And, what about the negative websites students make about teachers? That is almost always done "off campus" too and I'll bet they would track down the culprits and bring them to justice ASAP.
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Did you know that 42% of kids have been bullied while online? Did you know that 35% of kids have been threatened online? Did you know that Palo Alto is home to the most popular Social Networking site in the world, Facebook? Did you know that the Palo Alto School District DOES NOT have a cyber-bullying policy? Surprised? Me too.