Changes coming to N.B. school systems to better address cyber sexual harassment
Gallant, who gives presentations on this topic in schools, believes many young people lack proper education on how to navigate issues of consent as it relates to the Internet.Story continues below advertisementShe also said there have been some recent cases of sextortion, meaning sexual coersion online, in the region, which can start by sending intimate pictures or videos to someone a young person may have met online.
“Taking screenshots is really easy. So something that they may not think is gonna be forever on the Internet, is and now is gonna be accessible to so many people,” she said.She also brought attention to the prevalence of cyber harassment. “It’s easy to cyber-harass people especially with how easy it is to create different accounts. Like I could go to an app and create 15 accounts in the span of two minutes if I wanted to, so it’s easy to pick one person and constantly try to harass them or message them. It’s something you can’t really escape.”Changes are coming in New Brunswick’s school systems to better address these issues.
In a written statement provided to Global News on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development said the Personal Wellness Curriculum, through which issues like cyberbullying and consent taught in the anglophone school system, is in the process of being updated for the first time since 2016.
“That education should start as soon as it’s appropriate to start that as soon as they receive a cellphone or an iPad.”How to spot and avoid common cyber scams – Mar 23, 2022
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