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It's no secret that cyber-bullying is on the rise, with the increase of subsequent physical violence hot on its heels. Throughout the world, government leaders are responding by working to enact legislation, much like what officials are doing in the
Such communications would include any verbal, textual or graphic communication by using any electronic device, such as a computer, telephone, cell phone, text-messaging device and/or personal data assistance device.
Under the bill sponsored by Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr., D-Smithfield, repeated violations threatening "physical or emotional well-being of any student" would be grounds for filing a petition for a Family Court determination that the offending student is wayward and/or delinquent, according to a news release.
Again, we commend any steps taken to protect children, but with such a blanket approach, how will this be enforced? And further, the legislation is pretty restrictive when it comes to where these attacks occur in order for there to be any enforcement of punishment:
The board of a school district of a public school shall adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying at school. The policy shall specifically prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying by students at school and address prevention of an education about such behavior. The policy shall be adopted through a process that includes representation of parents or
guardians, school employees, volunteers, pupils, school administrators and community representatives.
This all goes back to parental awareness. Clearly schools cannot baby-sit their students when kids are at home, but as the saying goes, "it takes a village…" So the fact that the institutions that guide our youth are starting to create awareness is a great step towards encouraging parents to get involved. After all, fundamental life lessons are learned at home.
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Very true and I think everyone can agree. But heres my question: if companies like yours can provide tools to stop bullying on phones, why are they not available to all parents already?rn
You raise a good question. The fact is that these controls need to be hosted on the mobile operator networks. As the law in most countries doesnt however insist that operators provide this service many dont. However, bear in mind that the operators have daily demands and limited budgets to invest and this therefore may be considered a nonessential investment at this time. rnrnHowever, as they realise that offering this sort of proactive protection can actually help them with their subscriber retention and customer satisfaction levels more and more will make the investment and commitment to their customers.rnrnIn the meantime we can only help by educating the market to the risk, advising on the available solutions when approached and implementing controls where operators are ready to address and tackle the problems.rnrnWe regularly talk to operators, advise and speak at conferences and seminars, work with childrens charities and awareness projects and advise government bodies.rn
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