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SEARCHMCLEAN, Va. — In the latest issue of Legal Routes, a bi-monthly report on pupil transportation law and compliance, Editor Peggy Burns discusse...
MCLEAN, Va. — In the latest issue of Legal Routes, a bi-monthly report on pupil transportation law and compliance, Editor Peggy Burns discusses the problems associated with students' use of mobile camera phones on school buses.
In the article, Burns explains that the habit is leading to cyber-bullying. Students post footage recorded by their camera phones, some of which is staged for "cinematic" value, to Websites such as My.Break.com.
In addition to disclosing several cases involving cell phone and cell phone camera use, and then outlining cell phone policies and the disciplines imposed, Burns offers the following advice to pupil transportation officials: "When combined with today's ever-present cell phone, the phenomenon suggests the need for policies in all school environments, including the school bus, as well as revision of discipline procedures."
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