[Year 12 SofDev] Policy regarding Cyber-bullying

[Timmer-Arends]

Helo Kevork

I will find out what ours is but can I say that not addressing 'external' 
(ie it's not our problem) could be difficult. We've had at least one 
occasion where we became embroiled in an incident even though the bullying 
did not occur in school time nor on school equipment; the only way it 
related to the school at all was that the two students involved happened to 
be our students. So I suspect you have to at least think about 'external'.

Regards
Robert T-A
Brighton SC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevork Krozian" <Kroset at novell1.fhc.vic.edu.au>
To: <itapps at edulists.com.au>; <sofdev at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 1:28 PM
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Policy regarding Cyber-bullying


Hi Folks,

   A potentially curly one for you although I am in no doubt about my 
attitude to the issue.

 We are just finalising our Acceptable Use Policy and want to use correct 
and current language for the cyber bullying component.
The issue is that cyber bullying can be twofold -- one which occurs on the 
school system and the other which occurs on external systems such as 
MySpace, Facebook , YouTubem Hotmail , chatlines etc.

There shouldn't be any doubt about school attitudes to internal bullying, 
but what are the attitudes about bullying on external systems ? Do schools 
have policies to deal with it exactly the same way as if it happened on the 
school system once the evidence is in ? or do schools consider it an 
"external" matter that should be dealt with by parents and possibly police ?

If there is any current wording that has worked for any schools out there 
maybe even based on legal advice it would be great if I can have a copy to 
adapt for our local policy.
Whilst I am sure most readers would be interested in the positions schools 
hold and have taken, if anyone wishes to keep it off list a direct reply is 
fine too.




With thanks



Kevork Krozian
IT Manager , Forest Hill College
k.krozian at fhc.vic.edu.au
http://www.fhc.vic.edu.au
Mobile: 0419 356 034


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