Policies to address cyberbullying in schools and universities

Vaill, Zoe and Campbell, Marilyn (2023) Policies to address cyberbullying in schools and universities. In: Cyberbullying and Online Harms. Routledge, London. ISBN 9781003258605

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Abstract

Cyberbullying is an important issue that negatively impacts students at both schools and universities. Various prevention and intervention strategies have been developed, with the most established and prolific strategy being the use of anti-cyberbullying policies. Although the use of policies is a standard way of presenting information and protocols, there are many differences between anti-cyberbullying policies of schools and those of universities. Schools are required by educational authorities to have these policies and as a result have templates and information provided to them. This creates more accurate and consistent policies in schools, however, the same is not true for universities. Naturally, similarities do exist between school and university anti-cyberbullying policies because they are policies on the same issue, however, because universities are not required to have these policies, they are less scrutinised, resulting in the content being less accurate, usable and consistent. It is surprising, therefore, that the research on the effectiveness of policies to reduce cyberbullying is almost non-existent in any educational setting. This chapter will explore the similarities and differences of anti-cyberbullying policies both within and between schools and universities and discuss why the inconsistencies may exist and what impact they may have on students.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	08 Apr 2025 14:30
Last Modified:	23 Apr 2025 10:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/98994
DOI:	10.4324/9781003258605-21

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