Students and parents want schools to act on cyber-bullying
October 21, 2011
The Ontario Student Trustees Association (in cooperation with People for Education and Student Vote) conducted an online poll of students, and the results are in.
From the Globe and Mail, Friday, October 21, 2011:
Whether it’s taunting Facebook posts, hateful tweets or any other form of cyber-bullying, regardless of when or where it happens, students want schools to take action.
That’s the response of more than two-thirds of students, as revealed in an Ontario Student Trustees’ Association report released Friday. More than 7,100 pupils from public, French and Catholic schools were surveyed, along with 2,400 parents.
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People For Education Viewpoint:
There is obviously work to be done in a number of areas. More than a third of kids say they wouldn’t know where to go to get mental health support, 45% say that sex ed classes don’t sufficiently prepare them for real world experiences and 36% of students say that at some time a fee charged for sports, teams, or extracurricular activities has prevented them from participating. The Ontario Student Trustee’s Association will use these results to open a dialogue with other stakeholders (such as the Ontario Principals’ Council, who were at the release) and with Ontario’s new Minister of Education.