Secondary school suspends 28 pupils for cyberbullying on Facebook

A secondary school has suspended 28 students over Facebook cyberbullying.

The students at Coláiste Chíaráin in Croom, Co Limerick, admitted to “liking” a Facebook post which made explicit references to a number of people in the school community.

School principal Noel Malone said: “There were a number of victims, and one very particular case of cyberbullying, in my view.