Cyber Bullying...

Cyber bullying is a real issue with alot of students, sometimes manifesting themselves in horrible ways. Like the students who take the riddicule especially hard, resulting in suicide. So as teachers what can we do about it? And should teachers feel responsible for monitoring cyber bullying?
In the very last article Lynn Wietecha adresses the reality of teachers holding students accountable for their cyber activity outside of class. I agree with Lynn in that it is simply not realistic to monitor students outside of class. The only real thing I think we can do is show students that this type of activity is not to be tollerated. Students need to feel comfortable reporting their cyber activity and know that they will have annoymity when they approch a teacher with sensitive meterial. I do not think the school should take responsibility for students activity outside the classroom, it just doesn't make sense. Parents should uphold their end of things and keep track of their students activity in cyber space. If a student gets into a physical or verbal confrontation outside of school it is up to the police adress the problem, I think if teachers should be held responsible for cyber bullying then teachers should also address the physical and verbal altercations that occur between students on the weekends. There will be volunteer police officer training made available to all the teachers... Of course I'm being sarcastic, but this is the reality of the situation. If we are simply looking for someone to blame for these tragedies then lets look at students and parents before we point the finger at the school system.