(TNS) — Videos recorded by students have helped expose bullying as well as glorify school fights.
North Carolina law requires students to turn off their phones during instructional time to try to reduce outside distractions. Now the Wake County school system is considering whether it can create “whistleblower protection” that would permit students to turn on their phones to record video for safety reasons such as responding to bullying.
It’s a balancing act for school leaders who are concerned about how some students promote a “fight culture” by posting videos of fights at schools…