Be a Leader Worth Following! ECNC Leadership Summit Karen Haase KSB School Law @KarenHaase
Jan 20, 2016
Be a Leader Worth Following!
ECNC Leadership Summit
Karen Haase
KSB School Law @KarenHaase
Digital Citizenship
The Big Three!
CyberbullyingSextingInternet Safety
Cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying, v: the use of technology such as computers and cell phones to engage in repeated,
and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.
High School Survey
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Why do lawyers care?
Johnson v. New Brighton Area S.D.,(Pa. 2005 )
One student insulted another on Twitter
Offended student “u watch ur a**, I may end up pulling a Columbine”
School expelledStudent sued Court: true threat
Wynar v. Douglas County S.D.(9th Cir. 2012)
HS student sent DMs to classmates •bragged about having a stockpile of weapons• threatened to “take out” particular students •Referred to Columbine and Va Tech
School ExpelledStudent sued claiming 1st Amendment
Court: interfered “with the rights of other students to be secure and to be let alone.”
Mihnovich v. Williamson Co. Bd., (Tenn. 2013)
Student adopted from Ethiopia•Received mean and racist texts•Facebook page: “Hate Black **** N.M.! Who Else Does?” •Received nude photograph of a female classmate
Sued•School and 31 classmates•Seeking $1.1 million
Esquivel v. Doe, (TX 2014)
Instagram page “2014 Klein Hoes”
900 followers before taken down
Settlement: $40,000
Yik Yak
Yik Yak
Anonymous Twitter/Facebook
Users can post messages visible to users within 5-10 miles
Yik Yak Cases
Sexting
How Common is Sexting?June 2014 survey by Drexel University
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Sexting Fails
Snapchat
In re Juvenile John Does (Fairfax Co. Va 2013)
Girls Snapchatted video to boy He forwarded screenshots to friends Three boys arrested at school Each charged with 12 counts of
distribution of child pornography Found guilty Appeals rejected
Survey of County Attorneys
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County AttysNE Co. Attys
In re Katrina R.
15 year old texted nude pics to her BF Was adjudicated “a child who deports
herself so as to injure or endanger seriously the morals or health of herself or others” • Placed in legal custody of HHS• 6 months’ probation• Required counseling and
community service.
Internet Safety
State v. Gallegos
16-year-old girl met 17-year-old guy on Kik
Talked, became friendsAsked her for picturesShe said OKThen said he’s share those photos with her classmates unless he met him
So what to do?
Students: Laura Stockman’s "Twenty-Five Days to Make a Difference" (http://twentyfivedays.wordpress.com )
Nothing is truly anonymous
Questions?
Questions?
(402) 499-0547
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