Cyberbullying : should schools choose between safety and privacy?

Introduction Apparently, the term "cyberbullying" was coined by the Canadian Bill Belsy when he attempted to describe the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated and hostile behaviour by an individual or group to harm others. In an article titled "Following you home from school: A critical review and synthesis of research on cyberbullying", Tokunaga refers to Olweus who contends that cyberbullying is any behaviour performed through electronic or digital media by individuals or groups that communicate hostile or aggressive messages intended to inflict harm or discomfort on others. In their article written for a 2014 edition of the Cardozo Law Review, the likes of Calvoz, Davis and Gooden were happy to simply equate this phenomenon to "bullying via electronic means".