Sexting at school: grounds for expulsion?

Posted on June 10, 2011 by elizabeth

I was on Fox & Friends this morning debating the merits of a proposed California law that would expel students from school for sexting. I definitely think something needs to be done about cyber-bullying and the perils of teenage sexting, but I’m not convinced new legislation is the answer. However, both sides have valid points, here. Watch this and let me know your thoughts?

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  • http://phariseefreed.blogspot.com/ Susan

    You two look almost like twins! :)

    • http://www.elizabethesther.com elizabeth

      Yes, several people mentioned that! One of those funny coincidences!

  • http://mamamiamcmasters.blogspot.com/ Linda

    Legislation is never going to replace healthy families and good parenting which would really help with the sexting problem… How can we build up the family and stop some of these moral problems before they start?

    http://mamamiamcmasters.blogspot.com/2011/06/top-ten-parenting-myths-ive-fallen-for.html

  • Jack

    Linda’s asked a good question.

    I have a related one: Is it the business of the schools to supervise students’ activities after school time or off school property, and take punitive action if they think proper, or is it that of the parents?

  • Paula

    I agree with you Esther. I don’t think it is necessary to make more laws. School districts need to have their own rules at the local level.

  • http://thehomespunlife.com Sisterlisa

    I think you did a good job expressing your thoughts, Elizabeth. Parents should be checking their kid’s phones. I think parents need to be discussing phone responsibility and appropriateness as well. I feel it’s important for teens to understand what sexual harassment is so they don’t end up committing this kind of harassment on others unknowingly as well as equipping them with how to identify it and handle it if it happens to them.

    The school can put some guidelines in their school handbooks that the kids need to understand and sign in agreement to uphold and respect. But an additional law? No, thank you.