Week 14 Sexting

It is very sad to what happened to all those kids who tragically ended their lives because of cyber bullying. These are very fragile situations that require a lot of attention by a team of specialists. I strongly believe that not only parents must be involved in these situations, but also the school psychologist, a professional investigator, a school representative and also teachers. It is very hard to restrict technology because of many reasons; for example in case of an attack children need to contact their parents.. but on the other side the use of cell phones in schools is vey distractive and unnecessary. There should definitely be a restriction on the use of cell phones. Schools must make students aware of the consequences of sexting or other wrong actions they might take. The tragic death of those two girls who committed suicide must be told to students so they could understand where sexting can lead into. I do not believe that completely banning cell phones in schools would bring any benefits because students can send messages to each other after school and then talk in school about it, but some things schools can do are: 1) Make students aware of the risks of sexting and their consequences 2) make students aware of the punishments 3) Monitor the "victim" very closely 4) Demand phone companies more restrictions based on age 5) Increase the control on cell phones inside the school. Even though it might be hard to control, technology can be taken over if a lot of attention is paid. Perhaps there is a way to disable photo texting without parent's permission based on the children's age. Or expel from the school those who bully. One thing that must be and can be done for sure is to get parents, school members , psychologists and investigator work together. Every life is worth protecting it.