In the article “Twitter Gone Bad”, the Athletic
Management website informs the public on an issue with student athletes using
Twitter inappropriately. In this article they describe how 6 football players
from a high school in Oregon, were suspended for tweeting inappropriate and
racist comments about a player that recently transferred to another school.
They received the suspension for cyber bullying which was a state law that was
put into place for the schools. Their coach was interviewed for the article and
basically said it was a bunch of stupid comments that his athletes made, and
the problem was that in this day in age the way that people communicate is
viewable for the whole public to see.
First
off I would like to say that the students should have never made these comments
to the player that transferred. Next the students need to understand that
communication via Twitter is viewable for all of the public to see. The
final thing I would like to say on this issue is all schools should talk to
their students about this issue. I don’t know if the coach ever had a talk or
if the school ever had a talk to their students about social media harassing. I
know that my high school did and it was very clear, that you need to watch what
is on your social media sites. But I would recommend any coaches or school to
make sure that this talk or a meeting about this situation is put into place so
their students understand.
I
think this a great article and a great lesson that not only student athletes
can read and learn about but also any student can read and learn about. This is
a type of bullying that a lot of schools have issues on, and is something that
can be prevented.
“Twitter Gone Bad” Athletic Management (2012)
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