Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I concur with the previous speakers. The introduction of technology, especially iPads, into primary and secondary schools in the past year or two has been positive and it could reap many benefits in future. This opens up possibilities in terms of how people might bully others, fellow students and their teachers. I recall the emergence of the teacher rating website some years ago. That was the start of it. Facebook has become a big deal now as well. This creates serious issues. The pace of change of technology, especially with students having tablets and information technology hardware, will change in the coming years. It is crucial that clear guidelines are in place in schools on how they should cope with this and these should include protection policies.

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