Tuesday, May 08, 2012

'Cyberbullying on social media forced me out of teaching'

A young teacher says abuse on Twitter and Facebook by her students left her physically ill and on medication.

It follows a report by a teachers' union which found social media is increasingly being used to attack teachers.

Twenty-eight-year-old Rebecca left her first teaching job after being abused online

"I felt physically sick and couldn't stop crying throughout it all," she said.

"I was never sure why I was targeted, but something tells me that it was partly because of the way I had been undermined by other teachers. Full story...

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2 comments:

  1. There IS a social media site dedicated to privacy. Sgrouples knows the effects of cyberbullying and hopes to help stop it: https://blog.sgrouples.com/how-sgrouples-can-stave-off-cyber-bullying/

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  2. This is sad that you left your first job due to Cyberbullying only way is not to talk or make any contact with him.

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