We live in an age of social media, where an increasing number of students are using sites like Facebook and Twitter on a daily basis.
This provides schools and colleges with new and exciting ways to interact with members of their community, but also raises problems as a small number of users rely on the perceived anonymity provided by social media to bully and denigrate students, teachers and the institution itself.
The misuse of social media can have a detrimental effect on the wellbeing of those targeted, as well as severely tarnishing an educational institution’s reputation.
In an attempt to combat these issues, the law is evolving to balance the right for freedom of expression against the distress caused by the misuse of social media.
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