Melania Trump is reminding parents and teachers that there's a deadly impact to cyberbullying. The First Lady of the United States was a guest at the National Parents Teachers Association meet when she once again reiterated her Be Best initiative.
On Tuesday, the wife of President Donald Trump got up on stage to address about 300 teachers, school administrations and parents about the consequences of cyberbullying. She repeated her stance to act on this problem by saying that the internet must be used for something good.
Melania cited the case of a 16-year-old from Tennessee who took his own life after experiencing cruelty online from his peers. The first lady said that children today are growing up in a world where online interaction is common thus it is the adults' responsibility to teach the kids to use these digital tolls responsibly.
Critics of the Trumps, however, cite that the president himself is one of the purveyors of cyberbullying. According to People, the president resorted to name calling the Democrats once again in his regular early morning tirades on Twitter.
The first lady's spokesperson Stephanie Grisham have addressed this issue in the past. She said that like any married couples, the president and his wife communicate differently.
Meanwhile, critics also point out that Melania did not talk about coronavirus in her speech to the PTA. She didn't address concerns or offer support in this regard as her focus was on her Be Best platform. According to CNN, many of these teachers and administrators come from different states and thus have to travel to be at the event.
It was PTA national president, Leslie Boggs, who spoke to the audience about the pandemic. Boggs thanked the attendees for their commitment as they are in the front lines working for America's millions of families.
As of March 12, the U.S. have over 1,700 cases. Only three states remain free of the virus and seven states have had casualties, as of press time.
President Trump has issued a travel ban to Europe, where the outbreak has worsened. The ban, which excludes the United Kingdom and Ireland, will take effect for 30 days. However, public health experts believe that the travel ban will not prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. Instead, it could have some economic and social impact.
Other experts said that Trump is banning travels to places with fewer cases than America, when the focus should be on managing the spread within the community.
