Each school board has an obligation to provide a safe physical and
emotional learning environment for its students. This obligation
underpins the need for a school cybersafety program.
Creating a cybersafe learning environment is a relatively straightforward process that can be managed by the school’s
cybersafety team.
The
principal
has a central role to play. The interest that a principal takes in
cybersafety will help to ensure a cybersafe learning environment is
established and maintained. This does not mean that the principal has to
personally take on the extra responsibilities involved. Instead, they
could delegate the task of setting up the cybersafety team to a member
of the school’s senior management team. This person would take on the
role of
cybersafety manager.