Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Cyber bullying
Isn't this enough on bullying? but...
Surely, these kids can only do it once! After that their access is revoked. I don't see that recurrence is a problem. Just don't allow 'offenders' computer time. Please tell me if this is gross over-simplification.
know that when a child at our place tried to look up ome 'offensive' material (just once) he was caught, nd then banned from accessing - full stop. Problem olved. Make sure everyone know's the rules. Make sure hey know that their emails will be scanned. I'm all or privacy, but if a child was verbally bullying, you ould listen in, then take appropriate action. Make no ppologies - they WILL be scanned. et me know if any of this is nonsense.Again no (but can we swap schools
Of course not! please?) The problem is that e-mail and the web are an easy option for teachers, so little Freddie needs his e-mail (even if he misuses it) to do the 101 things that the teacher has asked the class to do. I remove offenders from the system (you think that RM filtering is effective? think again!) for a pastime but staff tell me to re-install them.
know that when a child at our place tried to look up ome 'offensive' material (just once) he was caught, nd then banned from accessing - full stop. Problem olved. Make sure everyone know's the rules. Make sure hey know that their emails will be scanned. I'm all or privacy, but if a child was verbally bullying, you ould listen in, then take appropriate action. Make no ppologies - they WILL be scanned. et me know if any of this is nonsense.Again no (but can we swap schools please?)
The problem is that e-mail and the web are an easy option for teachers, so little Freddie needs his e-mail (even if he misuses it) to do the 101 things that the teacher has asked the class to do.
Or that they have all their GCSE coursework in their network space, so they might fail if they can't use the computers... -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763
Mark Evans wrote:
know that when a child at our place tried to look up ome 'offensive' material (just once) he was caught, nd then banned from accessing - full stop. Problem olved. Make sure everyone know's the rules. Make sure hey know that their emails will be scanned. I'm all or privacy, but if a child was verbally bullying, you ould listen in, then take appropriate action. Make no ppologies - they WILL be scanned. et me know if any of this is nonsense.Again no (but can we swap schools please?)
The problem is that e-mail and the web are an easy option for teachers, so little Freddie needs his e-mail (even if he misuses it) to do the 101 things that the teacher has asked the class to do.
Or that they have all their GCSE coursework in their network space, so they might fail if they can't use the computers...
At my old school, they'd just have said "Tough, you shouldn't have been abusing the network in the first place". There were rules placed in various placed around the computer rooms, and also when you logged on, so not reading the rules was no excuse - they stated clearly that your account could be disabled if you broke them. Dan -- dankolb@ox.compsoc.net Oxford University Computer Society Secretary --I reserve the right to be completely wrong about any comments or opinions expressed; don't trust everything you read above--
On Fri 16 Jun, Mark Evans wrote:
know that when a child at our place tried to look up ome 'offensive' material (just once) he was caught, nd then banned from accessing - full stop. Problem olved. Make sure everyone know's the rules. Make sure hey know that their emails will be scanned. I'm all or privacy, but if a child was verbally bullying, you ould listen in, then take appropriate action. Make no ppologies - they WILL be scanned. et me know if any of this is nonsense.Again no (but can we swap schools please?)
The problem is that e-mail and the web are an easy option for teachers, so little Freddie needs his e-mail (even if he misuses it) to do the 101 things that the teacher has asked the class to do.
Or that they have all their GCSE coursework in their network space, so they might fail if they can't use the computers...
Schools have a duty of care... monitoring of computer activity (even at Lunctimes, in the Library are whatever) falls in that category - and should be included in an AUP which should be part of School's discipline handbook. Scanning Emails for a list of words such as ... well you know....could be done without actually reading the text. The pupil should then be asked to explain how such words (if found) could be interpreted as acceptable. Ultimately - like any discipline measure suspension - even expulsion must be an option. Banning access to computer facilities in school would affect GCSE results - as indeed would suspension from lessons. It is a necessary step that should be able to be implemented - and parents need to be made aware of this. Like any/most rules from time to time it will be necessary for senior management of the school to demonstrate that they are prepared to go down this route. If not, you may as well not have rule which applies to some but not others if they don't want to. -- Alan Davies Head of Computing Birkenhead School
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