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| Teachers victims of cyber-bullys | Teachers victims of cyber-bullys |
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| Increasing numbers of teachers are becoming victims of cyber-bullying from both pupils and parents, a teachers' organisation has said. | Increasing numbers of teachers are becoming victims of cyber-bullying from both pupils and parents, a teachers' organisation has said. |
| Incidents range from abusive emails to the malicious use of websites and chatrooms, it said. | Incidents range from abusive emails to the malicious use of websites and chatrooms, it said. |
| Silent phone calls and unwelcome text messages were also reported by some of those teachers surveyed. | Silent phone calls and unwelcome text messages were also reported by some of those teachers surveyed. |
| The Teacher Support Network and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers carried out the research. | |
| Its director Mark Langhammer said anti-bullying policies needed to be introduced. | |
| "Certainly in Northern Ireland, the Department of Education have not issued a general guidance to schools," he said. | |
| "Some schools have very good policies, some have none at all. Teachers very often are working in a vacuum." | |
| Fern Turner from the National Association of Head Teachers' said it was a hard problem to tackle. | Fern Turner from the National Association of Head Teachers' said it was a hard problem to tackle. |
| She said: "There are teachers whose whole professional reputation is being challenged on these sites. | She said: "There are teachers whose whole professional reputation is being challenged on these sites. |
| "What we are told is that the network providers monitor the sites and take off material which they feel is inappropriate. | "What we are told is that the network providers monitor the sites and take off material which they feel is inappropriate. |
| "While people can say anything and write anything, the victims can't actually address or challenge it." | "While people can say anything and write anything, the victims can't actually address or challenge it." |