>Well here is my opinion:
1st: BF is the only school without “Teen Angels” which is a group against cyberbulling – the main reason for the voluntarily ban. In GW we have a elective course about cyber bulling awareness and we go around schools (We can only do Orchard, Willard and Ridge for obvious reasons) teaching kids about what to do if you are cyber bullied. BF was going to start this program in their school but decided against it (last year I believe). If they were to just add a Teen Angel course then the whole issue would be solved.
2nd: You can’t get rid of facebook. Parents can close their kids accounts but they will just make a new one under a new name.
3rd: Student/Parent accountability: The principal of BF said that kids were posting updates at 3:30 in the morning on school nights. While I did mention “school” in that sentence the school has no authority when it comes to what happens in a pupils home. Parents should be the ones at fault for letting their kids say up that late. Simply add “Parental Controls” to your computer and problem solved.
In all: If BF were to have create a “Teen Angel” school then I guarantee that their would be less cyber bullying and if they had gone through with their plan to create it in the first place then this would have never happned.
Teen Angel Site: https://www.teenangels.org/
Peter Coti
George Washington Middle School Student
