Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Christopher de Souza, Holland-Bukit Timah GRC
Question
To ask the Minister for Education how is the Ministry monitoring and reducing cyber bullying in schools.
Response
1. Schools monitor the school environment and student discipline closely, and take educative, preventive and intervention measures to address bullying incidents. To manage bullying, schools emphasise and explicitly teach prosocial behaviours. This includes students learning to be respectful and responsible users of technology; to look out for their peers, and to speak up against any form of bullying.
2. Schools also teach and facilitate the reporting of bullying. When bullying is reported, schools will investigate and mete out appropriate disciplinary actions. The process involves helping students to learn from the incident, correct their behaviours and restore relationships. Parents are engaged, and students involved are provided with the necessary counselling support.