Sexting Report

I found the article and videos shocking. The first video about Hope Witsell, a middle school student who sent a half nude photo to a boy she liked, ending in the girls demise. From the article and the video, the schools could have done a lot more to prevent her suicide, or at least prevent the occurrence the sexting photograph from even happening.
First, the schools should bring up the dangerous repercussions of sending sexual texts and possibly show the students the videos we were assigned to watch.
Other precautions could be taken such as taking zero tolerance measures with the students that were doing the bullying and harassment. Hope walked down the halls every day of school receiving verbal threats, calling her, "whore" and "slut".
Hope consequently began hurting herself as a member of the school faculty noticed cuts on her legs. She was asked to sign a document stating that she will no longer hurt herself, but the parents were not informed. The next day, hope committed suicide by brutally hanging herself by her bed post.
This tragedy could have also been absolved if the parents had more involvement in the school. Niel Howe talks about Generation X parents who are incorporating themselves into the school system, so much so that they are very involved in the child's life and school obligations. A generation X parent, would not have sat back while this tragedy took place. They would have taken the situation into their own hands, as generation X parents are natural skeptical towards school and other bodies of authority (Howe).
This is why it was not only the school's obligation to inform the students, but it was also their obligation to inform the parents of the seriousness of the situation with sexting.