Union calls for regulatory action over teacher bullying

A BRITISH teaching union yesterday called for the Northern and Irish governments to start regulating mobile and internet providers — to stop teachers being bullied.

The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) said there were increasing numbers of cases of websites such as bebo and MSN enabling young people to bully others.

It also claimed that bullying had spread to teaching staff through ratemyteacher websites. The union said there was also bullying of teachers and pupils through intimidating messages.