Teachers lack training to combat cyberbullies

Two thirds of teachers say their training is insufficient to enable them to resolve cyberbullying situations.

Teachers — even those who have qualified in the past two years — are not being given sufficient training to deal with the challenges posed by cyberbullying, according to a study of Irish secondary school teachers.

“Teachers do not believe that training to date has actually told them how to deal, on the ground, with specific incidents,” said Trinity College Dublin researcher Caroline Wheeler.