An Australian school head teacher has warned parents she will expel students under 13 who do not delete their Facebook accounts.
The threat, an attempt to curb widespread cyber bullying, was issued in a letter to parents by Leonie Hultgren, the principal of Harlaxton State School in Queensland.
“There has been some considerable Facebook traffic that either bullies a child of this school or in some cases denigrates some staff and the school,” she wrote. “Either of these circumstances warrant the school becoming involved.”
Ms Hultgren included instructions to parents on how to report their children as an underage user or disable the account. Under Facebook guidelines, users must be at least 13 to set up an account. Full story...
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The threat, an attempt to curb widespread cyber bullying, was issued in a letter to parents by Leonie Hultgren, the principal of Harlaxton State School in Queensland.
“There has been some considerable Facebook traffic that either bullies a child of this school or in some cases denigrates some staff and the school,” she wrote. “Either of these circumstances warrant the school becoming involved.”
Ms Hultgren included instructions to parents on how to report their children as an underage user or disable the account. Under Facebook guidelines, users must be at least 13 to set up an account. Full story...
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