Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying shall mean using digital communication capabilities on any electronic device to bully others by:
Cyberbullying. Inappropriate online behavior, including inappropriate interaction with other individuals on social networking sites and in chat rooms;
Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying involves the use of information and communication technologies such as e-mail, cell phone and pager text messages, instant messaging, defamatory personal Web sites, and defamatory online personal polling Web sites, to support deliberate and hostile behavior by an individual or group that is intended to harm others." --Xxxx Xxxxxx, President of Xxxxxxxx.xxx. ▪ Cyberbullying is all forms of harassment over the Internet or other forms of electronic communications, including cell phones. Students and staff will refrain from using communication devices or District property to harass or stalk another. The District’s computer network and the Internet, whether accessed at school or away from school, during or after school hours, may not be used for the purpose of Cyberbullying. All forms of Cyberbullying are unacceptable and viewed as a violation of this policy and the District’s acceptable computer use policy and procedures. ▪ Users are responsible for the appropriateness of the material they transmit. Hate mail, harassment, discriminatory remarks, or other anti-social behaviors are expressly prohibited. Cyberbullying includes, but is not limited to the following misuses of technology: harassing, teasing, intimidating, threatening, or terrorizing another person by sending or posting inappropriate and hurtful e-mail messages, instant messages, text messages, digital pictures or images, or web site postings, including blogs. It is also recognized that the author (poster or sender) of the inappropriate material is often disguised (logged on) as someone else. ▪ Students and community members, who believe they have been the victims of such misuses of technology, as described in this policy, should not erase the offending material from the system. A copy of the material should be brought to the attention of the Administrator. ▪ School administrators shall fully investigate all reports of Cyberbullying. ▪ In situations in which Cyberbullying originated from a non-school computer, but brought to the attention of school officials, any disciplinary action shall be based upon whether the conduct is determined to be severely disruptive of the education process so that it markedly interrupts or severely impedes the day-to-day operation of a school. In addition, such conduct must also violate a school policy. Such conduct includes, but is not limited to, threats, or making a threat off school grounds, to harm a member of the school staff or a student. ▪ Malicious...
Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying will not be tolerated. Xxxxxxxxx, dissing, flaming, denigrating, impersonating, outing, tricking, excluding, and cyberstalking are all examples of cyberbullying. Don’t be mean. Don’t send emails or post comments with the intent of scaring, hurting, or intimidating someone else. Engaging in these behaviors, or any online activities intended to harm (physically or emotionally) another person, will result in severe disciplinary action and loss of privileges. In some cases, cyberbullying can be a crime. Remember that your activities may monitored and retained.
Cyberbullying. Inappropriate use of emails, social networking sites, texting or any form of digital technology could amount to peer-on- peer abuse and would be an infringement of the Traditions at St Catherine’s. It will certainly be Cyberbullying if the content is offensive to or about another student. If this is reported to/discovered by a member of staff, the Schools’ Anti-Bullying Policy will be invoked, and a full investigation undertaken. Students are advised never to post or text any material that they would be unwilling to share with a parent or teacher. To prevent Cyberbullying, any unpleasant material or messages received should be preserved as evidence, reported immediately to a member of staff, and not responded to. Students should not feel worried about reporting incidents as this may help protect them and other students in the future. Parents should immediately screenshot and report to school anything their daughter may report to them as inappropriate behaviour online. It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure that devices are used responsibly. Any improper behaviour is best dealt with as soon as possible.
Cyberbullying. 8.1. KGS has a zero-tolerance policy towards bullying, of all kinds. Cyberbullying, as with any other form of bullying, is taken very seriously.
8.2. Information about specific strategies to prevent and tackle bullying are set out in the School’s Anti- Bullying policy.
8.3. The anonymity that can come with using the internet can sometimes make people feel safe to say and do hurtful things that they otherwise would not do in person.
8.4. It is made very clear to members of the School community what is expected of them in terms of respecting their peers, members of the public and staff, and any intentional breach of this will result in disciplinary action.
8.5. If an allegation of bullying does come up, the School will take it seriously.
8.6. The school will act as quickly as possible to establish the facts. It may be necessary to examine School systems and logs, KGS or indeed student owned devices to determine the facts.
8.7. The incident will be recorded, and when appropriate be referred to third parties, for example the Police Service if deemed appropriate by the Executive Principal.
8.8. The school will provide support and reassurance to the victim, and if appropriate their family.
8.9. It will be made very clear to the ‘bully’ that this behaviour will not be tolerated.
8.10. If there is a group of people involved, they will be spoken to individually and as a whole group.
8.11. It is important that children who have harmed another, either physically or emotionally, redress their actions and the School will make sure that they understand what they have done and the impact of their actions.
8.12. If a sanction is used, it will correlate to the school's behaviour policy, and the ‘bully’ will be told why it is being used.
8.13. They will be asked to remove any harmful or inappropriate content that has been published, and the service provider may be contacted to do this if they refuse or are unable to remove it. They may have their IT account access suspended to BSB services.
Cyberbullying. The National Crime Prevention Council defines cyberbullying as “When the internet, cell phones, or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person.”
Cyberbullying. 8.1 BSB has a zero-tolerance policy towards bullying, of all kinds. Cyberbullying, as with any other form of bullying, is taken very seriously.
8.2 Information about specific strategies to prevent and tackle bullying are set out in the School’s Anti- bullying policy.
8.3 The anonymity that can come with using the internet can sometimes make people feel safe to say and do hurtful things that they otherwise would not do in person.
8.4 It is made very clear to members of the School community what is expected of them in terms of respecting their peers, members of the public and staff, and any intentional breach of this will result in disciplinary action.
8.5 If an allegation of bullying does come up, the School will take it seriously.
8.6 The school will act as quickly as possible to establish the facts. It may be necessary to examine School systems and logs, BSB or indeed pupil owned devices to determine the facts.
8.7 The incident will be recorded, and when appropriate be referred to third parties, for example the Police Service if deemed appropriate by the Executive Headmaster.
8.8 The school will provide support and reassurance to the victim, and if appropriate their family.
8.9 It will be made very clear to the ‘bully’ that this behaviour will not be tolerated.
Cyberbullying. Bath Tutorial College has a zero tolerance policy for bullying. Any types of bullying, harassment, attempts to embarrass, deceive, or manipulate online are unacceptable and will be treated in line with our Anti- Bullying Policy.
Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is defined as any kind of bullying or harassment done using any form of technology. It can include: • abusive texts and emails • posting unkind message or images • imitating others online • excluding others online • inappropriate discussions • inappropriate image tagging Anakie Primary School has a zero tolerance on all forms of bullying and treats all offences seriously. If found to be conducting yourself in a manner that is not within Anakie Primary School guidelines, consequences will be enforced.
