Australian Journal of Education
The shades of grey of cyberbullying in Australian schools
Abstract
This article explores the effects of cyberbullying in relation to a school’s duty of care. By examining the impact of cyberbullying through an increasingly common scenario, it becomes apparent that the strategies for Australian schools in maintaining their duty of care may be unclear and uncommunicated. Findings suggest that Australian law in its current form has failed to keep up with the advances in technology and does not effectively deal with the problems surrounding cyberbullying, both within society and within our schools. Such findings suggest that this lack of direction within Australia could be potentially detrimental to the perceptions of the value and use of the internet both within Australian schools and within Australian households, and support the need for global unity in the development of risk management strategies to deal with this growing phenomenon.
Recommended Citation
Goff, Wendy
(2011)
"The shades of grey of cyberbullying in Australian schools,"
Australian Journal of Education: Vol. 55:
Iss.
2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://research.acer.edu.au/aje/vol55/iss2/7
