Cyberbullying Strategies

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• INSERT SCHOOL NAME AND CREST

• Cyberbullying Strategies

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• What is Cyberbullying?

NSW Police DefinitionCyberbullying is the use
of e-mail, instant messaging, chat rooms, pagers,
cell phones, or other forms of information
technology to deliberately harass, threaten, or
intimidate someone.
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• Cyberbullying

• Cyber bullying, as it has become known, includes
  text or images posted on personal websites or
  transmitted via email or cell phones.
• Most often, cyber bullying is just another tool
  for the person who bullies face-to-face. However,
  it is becoming more common for those who are
  being bullied in the playground to retaliate
  online. Sometimes cyber bullying happens as a
  result of a relationship break up. It can also be
  based on fear or prejudice. And sometimes, some
  young people just think it is a fun game.
• My friend found this website and she started
  making up stories and replies to others. I'm
  worried shes gonna hurt someones feelings. What
  should I do???
• Whatever its origin, bullying is never okay.

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• What has been done at our school?

• We have been educating students on the
  appropriate use of computers at home
• Australian Governments NetAlert resources
  integrated into curriculum.

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• What has been done at our school?

• Students were presented with a DVD of case
  stories from NetAlert during Year Meetings.
• Advice given to parents regularly through
  newsletter.
• Amend the Student ICT Policy

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• Student ICT Policy Ammendments

• Cyberbullying and Defamation
• The NSW Police define cyberbullying as, the use
  of e-mail, instant messaging, chat rooms, pagers,
  cell phones, or other forms of information
  technology to deliberately harass, threaten, or
  intimidate someone..
• Australian law defines defamation as a person
  who 'publishes' an assertion of fact or a comment
  that
• injures - or, importantly, is 'likely' to injure
  - the personal, professional, trade or business
  reputation of an individual or a company
• exposes them to ridicule or
• cause people to avoid them
• If a case of cyberbullying affects a student
  outside of school, the following course of action
  should be taken
• The student immediately informs his/her
  parents/carers.
• The abuse is reported to the website owner or
  webmaster.
• If the concern is considered criminal (eg
  threatening violence, child pornography) then the
  police should be informed immediately.

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• Student ICT Policy Ammendments

• Our school recognises that the majority of cases
  of cyberbullying or defamation occur outside of
  its controlled network. However to ensure that
  students and parents are aware of the correct
  actions to take, this policy includes protection
  for its own name, its crest and staff members as
  well.
• A case of cyberbullying/defamation against a
  staff member(s) of the school occurs if
• A video or image of a school staff member(s) is
  placed on a public website without the permission
  of the staff member(s).
• Information about a staff member(s) including
  their name is placed on a public website without
  the permission of the staff member(s).
• Our school name or crest is published on a pubic
  website without the written permission of the
  Principal or Catholic Education Office.
• Cases of cyberbullying or defamation of staff
  will be seriously dealt with by the Principal in
  accordance to the rules outlined in the policy
  and all other school based discipline policies.

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• Advice to Students

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What can I do? Understand that your actions can
cause harm to unseen others. Learn to do what is
right through your own moral code rather than in
response to the potential of detection and
punishment. Learn to use effective
decision-making strategies to help guide your
behaviour in a responsible way. Some questions
to ask yourselfWhat is motivating me to behave
this way?Am I showing respect for others and
myself?How would I feel if someone did this to
me or my best friend?What would happen if
everybody decided to do this?Do I want to be
part of the problem or part of the solution?
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ActionIf you are being harassed online, take the
following actions immediately Tell an adult you
trust. This can be a teacher, parent, older
sibling or grandparent someone who can help you
to do something about it. Leave the area or stop
the activity. People who bully get their kicks
from knowing theyve upset their target. Dont
let them know theyve upset you, and youve taken
away half their fun. Easier said than done when
its face-to-face, but if its on your mobile or
the Internet easy! Block the senders
messages. If you are being bullied through e-mail
or instant messaging, block the senders
messages. Never reply to harassing messages.
Keep a record. Save any harassing messages and
record the time and date that you received them.
Advise your Service Provider. Most service
providers have appropriate use policies that
restrict users from harassing others. They can
respond to reports of cyber bullying over their
networks, or help you track down the appropriate
service provider to respond to. Report to
police. If the bullying includes physical
threats, or pornography tell the police. Some
people think that they can get away with it
because they believe it is anonymous. They are
wrong. Most can be traced and its a criminal
offence to use a mobile phone or any form of
communication to menace or harass or offend
another person
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Legal Consequences As you leave an electronic
trail evidence is easy to gather and criminal
charges can be laid.You can be charged with1.
Threatening another person2. Intimidation with
intent to harm3. Publishing child
pornographyYOU CAN BE CHARGED WITH A RANGE OF
OFFENCES
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Other Consequences 1. There have been reported
cases of suicide due to cyber-bullying2.
Violence or arguments at school because of
outside cyberbullying
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• Sites to be careful with...

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• What is being done at our school?

• Staff are being made aware of recent research,
  government initiatives etc
• Survey of Parents, Students and Teachers
• Provide parents with an Information night with
  expert guests and present survey findings and
  provide them with practical strategies.
• Continue to be vigilant and educate everyone

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• Other Issues

• Cyberstalking
• Use of Proxy sites at School
• Filters and our Duty of Care
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