Govt to fund study on technology-bullying link (1 Viewer)

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The Federal Government has announced it is funding a new study into how technology is being used to bully school children.
Earlier in the month, the Prime Minister called for parents to be given more information about bullying.
The Education Minister Julie Bishop says the new study will help address that issue.
"Technology does play a part over the Internet, mobile phone, but it's also the insidious nature of bullying, how it impacts on students," she said.
"Students who are bullied exhibit lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of isolation and depression and absenteeism, poorer health and the like."

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1932581.htm

Umm...I hope they don't spend too much money in it and hire young people so that they actually get to some real answer, quickly.