In the wake of a bitter and unprecedented election cycle, and a wave of hate speech and bullying in American schools. it is hard not to feel discouraged. I wake up at night, fearful for the many communities targeted with hateful rhetoric and violence. Social media can help us repair communities and document incidents, but it can raises new questions for educators.

For example, a video of students in Royal Oaks, MI shouting "Build a Wall" at lunch in a crowded cafeteria was viewed by over two million people within a day of the incident.  While the video is hard to discern, parents in the community described the stricken responses of the students who were targeted, some of whom ran out of the room crying. Read more