New Cyberbullying law in Victoria, Australia aims to increase mediation
More than 600 people have this year sought orders at the Children’s Court against children including cyber bullies, stalkers and school-yard thugs.
Almost 300 orders were granted in the first 10 months of this financial year, already more than for the previous financial year.
The Victorian Government has moved to introduce new anti-bullying laws to Parliament this week after the huge growth.
The laws will try to provide a greater focus on mediation to cut the number of intervention orders.
…A leading cyber-bullying expert has warned the Government’s new laws must be backed up with proper cyber-bullying training for mediators.
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