Working with an NGO and from my personal experience, I really see how some people are so unequipped and unaware on prevention, cyber wellness and cyber bullying specially in schools.
Someone joined my sister's online class every day, using her name but never turn on their camera. The fella took a screenshot of her and then used it to make an Instagram account to impersonate her. It caused her an emotional ride for a few weeks and she didn't felt safe.
So this was what happen:
1) Some teachers took personal actions to check who is coming into the class and removing unwanted people.
2) One teacher said it was alright to let such a person attend the class and that my sis is just sensitive.
3) Calling up the headmistress, she said it was just a 'prank' and kept insisting to both my mum and I that its nothing to be worried about that kids are just playing a fool. I'm sure she will say differently if it was her own child.
I found out that for the whole duration of the study from home, they have been suing the same password, same link and some rooms doesn't even need approval. I cannot understand how hard it is to manage. Just changing the online class password and link would have been a step to solving the issue but no, they wanted to discuss it a few weeks later on what action to take.
So in total, it took about a month plus to resolve the issue which I guess is how most schools deal with any form of bullying. SLOW. If a student were to post something to defame the school it would have been settled the next day.
Not bashing the teachers, the school or the administrations but seriously, our sense of urgency and priorities are really lacking in our education. We care more about prestigious, the number of excellent students we can churn out and the name of the students.
