After some Czech pupils attempted to blackmail teachers by posting video clips of them online, the Czech education ministry is trying to stop cyberbullying by laying down new guidelines for schools.
Cyberbullying is done via text, e-mail, or online, and generally involves one pupil bullying another outside school. This attempted blackmail of teachers is a different track, however.
Ministry spokesman Tomas Bouska told the BBC that under the new guidelines schools would be able to do more than simply confiscate mobile phones or banning them during class. Instead, teachers can move offending pupils to another class or invite the parents in to talk. Repeate offenders can receive a police caution.
