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Broadband expansion 'increasing cyberbullying'
Monday 24th September 2007, by Daniel King
School pupils who are victims of cyberbullying via broadband services must save any evidence of discrimination, the government has advised.
The government has announced new guidelines to help schools stop cyberbullying among their pupils after it was found that more than a third of 12-to-15-year-olds have been bullied via broadband internet or mobile phones.
As a result, schools have been given practical tips to stop bullying such as saving evidence of any discrimination, not giving out any personal details and not replying to any malicious texts, emails or messages. An online campaign with social network sites MySpace and Bebo will also be launched.
Schools secretary Ed Balls said: "Cyberbullying is a particularly insidious type of bullying as it can follow young people wherever they go, with no refuge the anonymity that it seemingly affords to the perpetrator can make it even more stressful for the victim."
The government launched an anti-cyberbullying campaign in 2004 fronted by Rio Ferdinand and Vernon Kay.
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