To fight against cyberbullying among young people, the Government has announced a series of measures that it intends to implement from the beginning of the 2023 academic year. The Digital Transition and telecommunications, he explained.
This is a compulsory training, dedicated to sixth grade students and carried out online in the form of a questionnaire. This addresses various cybersecurity issues, specify our colleagues from the Parisian who spoke to the ministry.
All universities involved
This module aims to “educate about the risks and the appropriate attitudes to adopt on the Internet when witnessing or being a victim of cyberbullying”, indicated the minister. She also reaffirmed the government’s willingness to “accelerate” on the issue of cyberbullying.
Among the other topics covered by the training, in addition to cyberbullying, are the protection of personal data and the risk of online scams. At the end of this training, students receive a digital awareness certificate. More generally, the focus is part of the online passport “Pix”, which concerns sixth grade students, specifies the Parisian.
Jean-Noël Barrot’s announcement comes a few days after the suicide of Lindsay, a 13-year-old student victim of bullying inside his establishment. According to National Education figures, at university, 5.6% of students are victims of bullying and, by extension, cyberbullying.
Source: BFM TV
