Inappropriate Use of Digital Media

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Inappropriate Use of Digital Media

Beverly Nordyke
My niece was bullied by a former classmate who used snapchat.  Fortunately, she took a screen shot and shared it with adults so the student could be punished.  I read what he wrote, and couldn't believe that he would have been so hateful in a face-to-face conversation.  He even encouraged her to kill herself.  These were junior high students.  I don't think they are mature enough to have so much unsupervised digital technology available, and I don't think parents are taking enough responsibility for teaching them appropriate use and monitoring their use.