Patrick visits his teenage daughter's social media page and discovers several offensive posts about one of her classmates. After speaking with his daughter, Patrick learns that several other girls…

Question

Options

• AHe should advise his daughter to ignore the posts, texts and c-mails.
• BHe should explain to his daughter that she is participating in the bullying by accepting
• CHe should explain to his daughter that the Internet embraces freedom of speech, and anyone is
• DHe should advise his daughter to delete all the posts, texts and c-mails she has received, as well

• A
  19% (5)
• B
  70% (19)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  7% (2)

Explanation

Option B is correct because passive participation in bullying - such as forwarding, liking, or simply receiving and accepting offensive content without speaking out - makes someone complicit in the harm being caused. Patrick's daughter needs to understand that being part of the audience or chain of distribution is itself a form of cyberbullying, even without directly posting the content herself.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is wrong because ignoring the posts does nothing to stop the harm and still allows the daughter to remain part of the bullying network passively.
• C is wrong because freedom of speech does not protect targeted harassment or bullying, and this framing would actually normalize the harmful behavior.
• D is wrong because simply deleting received content doesn't address the daughter's role in the situation or teach her how to respond appropriately going forward - and deletion alone doesn't stop the bullying.

Memory tip: Think "B = Bystander = Bully." A key concept in cyberbullying education is that bystanders who accept or enable bullying are participants, not innocent observers. If you remember that doing nothing (or accepting) = participating, option B will always stand out.

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