Labor & Employment Law

Is the Criminalization of Cyberbullying the Answer?

By Michael Fitzgibbon

I don't honestly know what the answer is to this serious problem, or whether there even is one, but, like most people, I'm disgusted and concerned by cyber-bullying (and bullying in any form) whether in or outside of schools.  I've written about this previously. 

The Canadian Teachers' Federation is calling on the federal government to criminalize cyberbullying according to a recent OHS Canada and Globe and Mail articles. 

The Globe reports that the Federation's draft policy also proposes amendments to collective agreements, workers' compensation legislation and a call on minister's of eductaion to make ?explicit protection for teachers and students against such behaviour".

Full post as published by Thoughts from a Management Lawyer on July 15, 2008 (boomark / email).