Summary - Australian Human Rights Commission
Report has found that young people rarely suffer cyber bullying
alone – generally there are a number of bystanders to
their torment.
Cyber bullying was again recently front page news.
On 20 June 2012 the Sydney Morning Herald ran a prominent
article titled "
Safety in numbers the key to beating cyber
bullying" reporting on recent findings by the Australian
Human Rights Commission (AHRC) that there are commonly
bystanders to cyber bullying who do not act appropriately.
It is easy for other students to get caught up in the flow when
one student starts to bully another. However, if another student
intervenes to assist the bullied student and provide support, as
well as report the matter to the school, steps can be taken
promptly and effectively to minimise the risk of harm.
