The Necessary Inclusion of Cyber-Bullying Legislation in...

In Canada, the emergence of bullying has risen to new heights as advancements in technology have allowed almost anybody to conduct harmful acts against another person while maintaining vast amounts of anonymity (Shariff, Cyber-Bullying: Issues and solutions for the school, the classroom and the home, 2008; Li, Cyberbullying in Schools: A Research of Gender Differences, 2006; Shariff Jaishankar, Cyber Bullying: A Transnational Perspective, 2009; Froese-Germain, 2008). Cyberbullying is broadly defined as any type of harm that is inflicted upon a victim via electronic means (Bonanno Hymel, 2013; Shapka Law, 2013; Li, Cyberbullying in High Schools: A Study of Students Behaviours and Beliefs about This New Phenomenon, 2010; Cappadocia,†¦show more content†¦For kids and adolescents, most of their days are spent at school, in which they can be victims of bullying (Source?) It is once they get home from school and the bullying continues online that brings forth the concern of fur ther harm which schools feel they can not control (Froese-Germain, 2008; Cassidy, Jackson, Brown, Sticks and Stones Can Break My Bones, But How Can Pixels Hurt Me?: Students Experiences with Cyber-Bullying, 2009; Cassidy, Jackson, Brown, Cyber-Bullying: Developing Policy to Direct Responses that are Equitable and Effective in Addressing this Special Form of Bullying, 2006) What is mind-boggling in the aspect of responses from teachers and educators in the sense of cyber-bullying is the lack of respect that is shown towards the teachers, as not only does cyber-bullying occur towards students, but teachers often also find themselves as victims (Cassidy, Jackson, Brown, Cyber-Bullying: Developing Policy to Direct Responses that are Equitable and Effective in Addressing this Special Form of Bullying, 2006; Froese-Germain, 2008; Kuehn, 2008). What needs to happen is for teachers to become more â€Å"computer-literate† and trained to deal with cyber-bullying in order to fully un derstand the harsh effects of cyber-bullying on students (Cassidy,Show MoreRelatedThe Growing Problem of White Collar Crimes in India19963 Words   |  80 Pageswhether improved standards of corporate governance could be achieved through adoption of principle based standards of conduct. Perhaps the most vital corporate governance legislation in recent years is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 2002 of US which is becoming a global benchmark for internal best practices in corporate governance. The inclusion of White Collar Crime Penalty Enhancement Act, 2002 in the corporate reform package creates new substantive offenses, significantly enhances financial and incarcerationRead MoreFundamentals of Hrm263904 Words   |  1056 Pagesand Discipline 84 Learning Outcomes 84 Introduction 86 What Other Laws Affect Discrimination Practices? 61 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 62 The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 62 viii Contents Employee Rights Legislation and the HRM Implications 86 The Privacy Act of 1974 86 The Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1974 87 The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 87 The Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 88 The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 88 Current