Two adolescent girls have been forced to leave one of Sydney’s elite private schools because of cyber-bullying. The girls were taken out of Ascham school after they published material on a social networking web site, containing personal and possibly defamatory information about their classmates.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/07/2563942.htmPhone bans ‘not the answer to cyber-bullying’
A helpline expert says phone and internet bans may not be the best way to protect children from the impact of cyber-bullying.Two girls were taken out of Ascham School after they posted personal and possibly defamatory information about their classmates on MySpace.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/08/2564481.htmCyber bullies run amok at top Sydney school
Parents have been urged to confiscate their children’s mobile phones at night and monitor computer use after two year 9 students from the prestigious girls’ school Ascham were forced to leave the school because of cyber-bullying.A parent of one of the girls declined to comment but the Herald understands the parent is distressed and remorseful about the bullying.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/07/1241289315388.htmlTurning up heat on web harassment
Backyard bullies have moved into cyberspace with such speed and aggression that police, governments and lawyers are testing new ways of slowing their spread.The rise of new technologies such as video texting, internet chatrooms and social networking sites has allowed bullies to invade homes and exposed their prey to torment around the clock.
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