[Year 12 IPM] Cyber Bulling

Charmaine Taylor tigeroz at alphalink.com.au
Wed Sep 6 23:23:38 EST 2006


Our school doesn't believe in public hangings

Charmaine Taylor
Sunbury Downs

Stephen Digby wrote:

> Criminology research indicates that the belief in a high probability 
> of a significant punishment is more deterrent than the severity of the 
> punishment.
> I suggest the best strategy for maintaining order is the very open 
> apprehension (i.e. no attempt to maintain confidentiality when 
> apprehending students e.g. use PA, remove obviously and formally 
> during a class etc etc) and punishments that the offenders consider a 
> real pain (e.g. fewer and fewer punishments make and impression 
> on some students.  Need to be creative.  Lunchtimes and recess when 
> others are in class.  Some school shave Saturdays - wish we did.  
> After school detentions.  Suspension is often a holiday.  Exclusion 
> form classes which have access to computers etc).
> If both these things are done (public awareness when someone is 
> caught) and exemplary punishment where students feel pain, then the 
> "word" is well spread by the students themselves (they love to talk 
> about someone else being in trouble etc).
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> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] 
> On Behalf Of Brendyn Hancock
> Sent: 06 September 2006 09:46 AM
> To: ipm at edulists.com.au
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Cyber Bulling
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> Chop his hands off and tie him to a pole in the quadrangle.
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> While some may see this a little harsh, it is his second offence.
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> (for those who cant read sarcasm in email, I'm joking)
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> But it does raise the point of swift and strong punishment. It may 
> seem like something small but small things can take hours to track 
> down and correct. Send his parents a bill for 2 tech hrs at $150/hr.
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> I would certainly remove him from the network for a good length of time.
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> Brendyn
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> Brendyn Hancock
> IT Manager
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> >>> samdenniston at iprimus.com.au 05/09/2006 8:21 pm >>>
> How would people respond to the following:
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> A student is caught loading mischievous vb scripts onto a school 
> computer more than once. What would be considered a suitable and 
> fitting reprimand?
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> On 5/9/06! 7:53 PM, "Charmaine Taylor" <tigeroz at alphalink.com.au> wrote:
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>     At our school Hector,
>     The LT Coordinator removes the bully's network access privileges
>     for a month for misusing the network and
>     the Year Level Coordinator takes care of the discipline re
>     bullying (quite a process here. I think its warning, meeting with
>     bullied (if they agree) to sort out the problem, contact parents,
>     repeat offence = detention or suspension).
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>     Charmaine Taylor
>     Sunbury Downs College
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>         on cyber bullying. We have had a few incidents at our school
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