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dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Matthew
dc.contributor.editorJanelle Young
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:43:42Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:43:42Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2013-06-04T03:20:28Z
dc.identifier.issn08135827
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/47604
dc.description.abstractAim: Cyber-bullying and related student acts are increasingly becoming the concern of schools. Often the policy position is to ban student use of social networking, and high risk websites. However, such a policy position may be considered to be over reactive. This paper considers legal issues related to cyber-bullying and uses these to consider school policy responses to this issue, ensuring a safe, but educative, school environment. Methods: A review of relevant case law and statues was completed to develop a framework. This framework was then used to undertake an analysis of a publicly published policy of a local Catholic secondary school. Outcomes: The selected policy highlights some key considerations for policy makers in other schools. However, it still does not account for the full range of possible outcomes, though such a position may not be necessarily problematic. Conclusions: Schools need to develop an awareness of the effects of cyber-bullying and ensure that their current policy positions adequately respond to these, particularly the schools duty of care for students. Schools also need to ensure that in developing policy responses that they do not over-step boundaries and create unnecessary legal burdens. Any policy response must be accompanied by an educational program and should not limit student use of web-based resources that it becomes detrimental to their learning.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Catholic University
dc.publisher.placeStrathfield
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.acu.edu.au/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom62
dc.relation.ispartofpageto69
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Catholic School Studies
dc.relation.ispartofvolume83
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducational Administration, Management and Leadership
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw and Legal Studies not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation Systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode130304
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode189999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1301
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1302
dc.titleSchool policy responses to the issue of cyber-bullying
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCampbell, Matthew


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