Each state has policies in schools about cyber bullying. However it is hard to have up to date, effective policies as ICT is constantly evolving and changing. Students and parents are often made to sign internet acceptable use forms which include policies on use of social networking sites, emails and appropriate communication as well as consequences. All schools in the ACT employ filtering software to block inappropriate or non educational content from school browsers.

The ACT has ‘firm policies on the appropriate use of internet and mobile phones within schools’ (http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/en/Schools/Cybersafety%20policies.aspx). Some of the Cyber bullying specific policies are:  Counter bullying, harassment and violence in ACT schools and, Our school-a safe and happy place for everyone- a code of conduct to promote respectful interaction on ACT DET premises.

As well as policies in schools to help combat cyber bullying there are many resources available to teachers to help recognise and deal with cyber bullying in the classroom. Some of examples of these are: ‘Hectors world’, a interactive help website for kids of a primary school age, ‘Cybernetrix’- an interactive website aim at high school students to educate them about cyber bullying and safety, and ‘Lets fight it together’ a teacher resource about cyber bullying, what it is how to deal with it and how to combat it.

ACT DET policies and resources like ‘cybernetrix’ and ‘Lets fight it together’ are currently the main ways of combating and keeping ACT students safe from cyber bullying in school.