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The volume on the subject of bullying has grown even louder in
recent weeks with the conviction of Dharun Ravi in a hate crime against
his college roommate, Tyler Clementi, and the release of two
documentaries on the subject: “Speak Up” and the forthcoming “Bully.”
While parents, legislators, and even student advocates continue to
articulate the seriousness of bullying and the toll this activity takes
on children and teens, the use of electronic devices and the Internet to
telegraph information, as evidenced, in fact, by Ravi’s conviction, now
firmly frames cyberbullying in a criminal context. I believe this is a
step in the right direction.
“Too often, teens flip off the word ‘bully’ as childish, knowing that assailants today are much more vicious than the playground bullies of the previous century.”
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