Thursday & Friday Dec 11th and 12th Days 72 & 73

Today we will continue our state mandated lesson on Social Media.

OBJECTIVE: Students will examine the legal implications of cyberbullying and the challenge of balancing the rights of free expression with the right to privacy and freedom from harassment. Students will build a case study examining the legal implications of cyberbullying and evaluate the claims of targets and perpetrators.

Students will:
- Analyze different forms of cyberbullying and its impact in the individuals involved
- Analyze visual media for better understanding of the challenges cyberbullying poses
 to students and schools.
- Formulate legal arguments for a case study on cyberbullying.
- Conduct a case study analyzing the legal implications of cyberbullying.
- Evaluate the legal claims of perpetrators and targets of cyberbullying.

After finishing the first days assignments, we will start the last day (below)
The first thing you need to do is to become familiar with the law surrounding Cyberbullying.
Cyberbullying the Law - The Law

Cyberbullying Case Scenarios (you will be in a group of 5, your group will be assigned 1 of the scenarios within the linked document.) Your group will read the scenario. Each person will be assigned a perspective to summarize. You will individually write a ruling/judgment (as if you were a supreme court justice) determining the guilt or innocence of the participants within the story (based on the law information sheet) and provide evidence supporting your conclusion   - Case Scenarios

Real life stories- 
After reading about the facebook story below, play the role of the Supreme Court and write a brief summary of your verdict. (should his actions be allowed and what consequences (if any) should there be)  Used what you learned about the law to help assist in determining your verdict.

Supreme Court Assignment -  Posting threats -(Real Threat vs Free Speech)

Additional Cyberbullying and privacy stories below, these are not assignments, just references.

Audrie Pott Story -(Saratoga H.S. story )   New Calif Law Passed - (Audrie's Law)

Calif HW Patrol limits - - (Is your phone off limits?)