‘Real and escalating’ online danger to children as voluntary regulation falls short, teachers warn

In her opening address to 900 delegates at the first day of the Irish National Teachers’ Orgnisation (INTO) annual congress in Killarney, president Anne Horan said schools are increasingly dealing with the consequences of online harm. Picture: Moya Nolan

Voluntary approaches to online regulation have not addressed the “real and escalating” danger to children from online harm as teachers face disproportionate levels of abuse, primary school teachers have warned.

In her opening address to 900 delegates at the first day of the Irish National Teachers’ Orgnisation (INTO) annual congress in Killarney, president Anne Horan said schools are increasingly dealing with the consequences of online harm.