The survey revealed that 17 per cent of respondents have experienced this type of bullying. These incidents ranged from upsetting emails and unwelcome text messages, to silent phone calls and the malicious use of websites and internet chat rooms.
A secondary school teacher from the North East, experienced cyber-bullying by a colleague at work, who refused to speak to him face to face, and would only communicate by sending abrupt, aggressive emails or text messages. This went on for a long period of time and left Mark with reduced self confidence and feeling very excluded at work. He discussed the issue with his manager, but felt that it was dealt with poorly, and that his situation was dismissed as not important. Mark has now moved to another role.
Having been subject to derogatory and false statements placed on a website over several months, another respondent, a secondary school teacher from the Midlands said it was a major factor in his decision to retire early from teaching. “I found the nature of the comments about me to be very hurtful,” he recalls. Even leaving the school hasn’t stopped the abuse. “More recently comments about me have reappeared on the website,” he says “It seems that, even in retirement, my detractors can’t leave me alone.”
The results also showed that 53 per cent of respondents did not know whether their school has a code of conduct to address cyber-bullying, and 39 per cent said their schools did not. Of those whose schools do have a code of conduct to address this issue, 19 per cent said it is not properly enforced and 72 per cent don’t know if it is.
The cyber-bullying survey ran from November 2006 to January 2007 with 379 respondents.
The survey revealed:
17 per cent of respondents have been bullied by mobile phone, email or over the internet_Of those who have been bullied in this way:
• 45% received emails designed to upset or enrage them
• 38% received unwelcome text messages that they found upsetting
• 38% received silent calls
• 15% received threatening text messages
• 12% said photos were sent to them or other people which made them feel embarrassed, threatened or uncomfortable
• 10% read messages via an internet chat room which were designed to upset or enrage them
• 7% received one or more emails threatening them
• 7% received threatening messages via an internet chat room.
When asked who they were bullied by:
• 34% said pupils
• 33% did not know
• 31% said their manager
• 21% said their colleagues
• 7% said pupils' parent.
Of those who have experienced bullying or threats, it affected them in the following ways:
• 63% said it reduced their confidence and self esteem
• 57% said their productivity or teaching effectiveness was reduced
• 49% became ill or stressed but carried on working
• 43% said it affected their home life
• 20% were scared to go to work
• 17% took sick leave, suffering from illness and stress
• 8% were scared outside of work.
Regarding Codes of Conduct to address cyber-bullying:
• 9% said their school does have a Code of Conduct to address this issue
• 39% said their schools did not have a Code of Conduct to address cyber-bullying
• 53% didn’t know
• Of those whose schools did have a Code of Conduct, only 19% said it was properly enforced.
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