Inappropriate use of digital media

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Inappropriate use of digital media

Michael Simpson
A few weeks ago at my nephew's high school, a group of girls were communicating in a closed group chat and a few of the girls were saying the "n"word.  One of the girls asked them to stop.  Not only did they not stop, they started to bully the girl that asked them to stop, so she took screen shots and threatened to show them to someone.  Eventually, an african american teen at the school was sent the screen shots and he quickly posted them on Twitter.  One example of how teenagers lack the maturity to understand the effect of their words and that nothing online is truly private.