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| Should cyberbullying be criminalized to protect kids? TVO's Web TV program Your Voice tackles a hot-button issue in third-season opener, Tuesday September 2, 2008, at 9 pm ET LIVE at TVOParents.com - NEW TIME! |
August 26, 2008 |
- Featuring Faye Mishna, U of T social worker and bullying expert, and Robert Frenette, co-founder of BullyingCanada.ca
- Parents can interact directly with guest experts by phone and e-mail, and with other parents via online chat
- Moves to 9 pm ET, Tuesdays LIVE at TVOParents.com with on-air repeat broadcast Sundays at 6 pm on TVO
TORONTO, Aug. 26 /CNW/ - In our wired world, bullying has gone from the playground to the computer. According to a February 2008 study by University of Toronto social worker Faye Mishna, one in five kids at GTA schools had been cyberbullied during a three-month period. And 29% of students indicated they had cyberbullied others. Should cyberbullying be made a criminal offence? And is that the best way to protect our kids? Your Voice, the only live, online interactive discussion series for parents, explores these pressing questions in the third-season opener, Tuesday September 2, 2008, at 9 pm ET LIVE at TVOParents.com. (An on-air repeat broadcast of the program airs Sunday September 7 at 6 pm on TVO.)
"Anyone who has kids knows they are masters of all things 'cyber' - it's their main form of communication with their peers," says Cheryl Jackson, host and co-producer of Your Voice. "What parents don't often know is what cyberbullying is, and when or if it's happening. TVO helps inform parents about this, and explores the meaning and repercussions of criminalizing online bullying for themselves and their children," she says.
In July 2008, the Canadian Teachers' Federation called on the federal government to add cyberbullying to the Criminal Code. Some argue that current legislation doesn't adequately protect online victims, while others say that criminalizing cyberbullying threatens freedom of speech. Your Voice will look at this growing debate as well as the role education plays. "We want to give parents tools to prevent their children from being bullies, and to help them help their kids if they become victims," says Jackson.
Guests include:
- Faye Mishna, assistant professor at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Social Work who recently completed an extensive survey on cyberbullying in 30 schools across the GTA, talking to more than 2,000 students.
- Robert Frenette, co-founder of BullyingCanada.ca, thefirst and only youth-based cyberbullying website for support. A New Brunswick native, Frenette, now 19, was a victim of bullying for most of his school life.
- Shaheen Shariff, associate professor at McGill University's Faculty of Education and author of Cyber-Bullying: Issues and Solutions for the School, the Classroom and the Home.
- Eric Roher, partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. Roher advises school boards, independent schools, colleges and universities on a range of education law issues, including student discipline, human rights, freedom of information and special education.
Parents can join the live discussion by sending their questions directly to guests online at TVOParents.com, or by phone at 1.888.8.... They can also interact with other parents in online discussion forums.
Later in September, watch for these topics on Your Voice:
September 9
"Learning Loss": Do kids' brains go stale over the summer break without structured learning?
September 16
"Over-scheduled Kids": Are kids too busy for their own good, or is it a myth?
September 23:
"Winners and Losers": Does competition in childhood help or hurt kids?
September 30:
"Fourth Grade Slump": Why do some kids start to experience learning problems in Grade 4? And how do we help them?
And starting January 2009, look for a second weekly edition of Your Voice with a focus on health issues.
Your Voice at TVOParents.com is the only live, online interactive program for parents who want to help their kids succeed in school and in life. It combines the power of the Internet with the immediacy of live interaction to provide expert advice in real time for parents and caregivers.
About TVO
TVO is Ontario's public educational media organization and a trusted source of interactive educational content that informs, inspires, and stimulates curiosity and thought. TVO's vision is to empower people to be engaged citizens of Ontario through educational media.
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