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Cyberbullying is defined by Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin as "willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices." [21] Cyberbullying can occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week. [22] In August 2008, the California State Legislature passed a law directly related with cyber-bullying ...
The focus on legislating cyberbullying and cyberstalking has largely come about as a result of the perceived inadequacy, generally by legislators and parents of bullying victims, of existing laws, whether those existing laws cover stalking, unauthorized use of computer resources, or the like.
[8] [9] Several US states and other countries have passed laws to combat cyberbullying. [10] Some are designed to specifically target teen cyberbullying, while others extend from the scope of physical harassment. In cases of adult cyberharassment, these reports are usually filed beginning with local police. [11] The laws differ by area or state.
According to the Movement Advancement Project, 25 states have no specific protection for LGBTQ+ students in their anti-bullying laws, and two states—Missouri and South Dakota—actively ban ...
This bill is “an important step forward in protecting Georgia’s children.”
An anti-bullying bill named after an Indiana middle schooler who died by suicide has been signed into law by the governor.. The law creates a statewide blueprint for schools to protect bullying ...
The law made cyberbullying a misdemeanor offense punishable by up to one year in jail with a $1000 fine. One month after the law went into effect, the defendant Marquan M., a 16-year-old high school student, created a Facebook page under a pseudonym where he posted photos of classmates accompanied by descriptions of their alleged sexual ...
Many of the specifics of the alleged bullying were filed in separate affidavits under seal, but the complaint does note one instance, caught on video, where a Des Moines Christian student ...