I think with sites such as YouTube, the anonymity definetely gives some people this false sense of courage and the "power" to not only speak their mind, but also have no problem with putting people down in the process. It is inevitable that racism and prejudice comments are going to exist on these sites just for the simple fact that people believe they can just get away with them.

After hearing about what this anonymous student Ben goes through/went through on a daily basis, it is easy to place all the blame on those directly responsible.I believe, however that the blame is shared evenly with the teachers who allow these teens to access eSchool. Leaving a student with the responsibility to not only enter in an entire class' grades but that student's personal one as well is too tempting for most. It seemed almost inevitable that this would happen and it does not surprise me that students were taking bribes as petty as $5.00 to bump a fellow classmates grade up a letter or two.