Cyber bullying is rapidly becoming a ubiquitous situation that is synonymous to a car with no brakes. At one point in time, students had to be in the presence of one another for bullying to occur. As such, school administrators were often able to make logistical changes to schedules as a means to stem the tide of bullying that might occur to a specific student. Unfortunately, the same safeguards cannot be said of bullying in the cyber form. Students are now able to taunt and damage each other with nothing more than a keystroke.
For the administrator, this presents some serious challenges as students often bully each other from home regarding situations that occurred at school. As a future administrator, I believe curbing bullying must begin with a school sponsored program that addresses cyber bullying in a way that not only makes clear the damages that come from cyber bullying, but allows students opportunities to voice their concerns and needs regarding cyber bullying. When these practices are put in place effectively - not in a way that seems phony to the students - then teens who bully may begin to take their actions seriously.
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