Headteacher suspends pupils after being 'cyberbullied' on Facebook group attacking her dress sense Mail Online:
"A headteacher has suspended three pupils after they set up a Facebook group attacking her dress sense.
Elizabeth Hitch was so incensed by comments on the social networking site that she threatened dozens of others at Beaumont School, St Albans, with disciplinary action. She then fired off letters to parents of students who had participated in the discussions, claiming that the remarks were 'offensive' and some were 'illegal.
'The education authority said that the Facebook site amounted to 'cyberbullying.'"
The drama began after a group of pupils set up a group on Facebook last week which attracted more than 200 members.
It was brought to the attention of Mrs Hitch who immediately suspended the pupils she considered to be the ringleaders.
The school also consulted with police who gave advice about how to get offensive comments removed from the website.
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"A headteacher has suspended three pupils after they set up a Facebook group attacking her dress sense.
Elizabeth Hitch was so incensed by comments on the social networking site that she threatened dozens of others at Beaumont School, St Albans, with disciplinary action. She then fired off letters to parents of students who had participated in the discussions, claiming that the remarks were 'offensive' and some were 'illegal.
'The education authority said that the Facebook site amounted to 'cyberbullying.'"
The drama began after a group of pupils set up a group on Facebook last week which attracted more than 200 members.
It was brought to the attention of Mrs Hitch who immediately suspended the pupils she considered to be the ringleaders.
The school also consulted with police who gave advice about how to get offensive comments removed from the website.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1227246/Headteacher-suspends-pupils-cyberbullied-Facebook-group-attacking-dress-sense.html#ixzz0WklgNKQn