Jail time could await North Carolina students who go after teachers online

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72. I agree that students and their families

often don't know how to effectively deal with school administrators or school district bureaucracies, particularly if the student is "at risk", as many victims of harassment and bullying are.
And I am uncomfortable with any law or rule that works to stifle the truth, especially if that truth reveals that an adult, in a position of authority, is harming a child.
Perhaps what that state, every other one, should establish a "hot line" or secure website where students and other victims could call or leave comments, reporting abusive behaviors of those in power: teachers, priests, elected officials, employers, doctors, policemen, and others. That site could compile the complaints and investigate if the charges warranted, either by the severity of the charge or by being repeatedly accused of misconduct. The site could even publish the charges and the results of an investigation if an accused is found guilty of crimes or misbehavior but until the charges are proven (whether petty or grave) the identity of accused officials ought to be protected.
I don't really have the solution to this problem but it is my impression that many teachers have become victims of harmful pranks perpetrated by students. This law is clearly in response to that situation (and in a climate where teachers are being blamed for all the ills of the nation).