Technology and accountability: Are schools keeping peace

Technology and accountability: Are schools keeping peace

by Nanding Jammeh -
Number of replies: 3
With the rise of TFGBV, do you feel schools are adequately prepared to protect students online?

With the rapid rise of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV), many schools are not yet adequately prepared to fully protect students online. While awareness of digital risks is increasing, policies, skills, and systems often lag behind the realities learners face in today’s technology-driven environment.

In many schools, child protection and discipline policies still focus mainly on physical or face-to-face misconduct, with limited attention to online harassment, cyberbullying, non-consensual sharing of images, or abusive messaging. This gap makes it difficult for teachers and school leaders to respond confidently and consistently when incidents occur—especially when they happen outside school hours but affect learning and wellbeing in school.


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Re: Technology and accountability: Are schools keeping peace

by Sulayman Sanneh -
Good morning Nanding you are really true about school policies that only focus on discipline and other but does not cover cyber bullying or online behavior outside the school
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Re: Technology and accountability: Are schools keeping peace

by Marie A .Gomez -
Thank you for your thoughtful contribution. I strongly agree that while awareness of TFGBV is growing, many schools are still not fully equipped to address the realities of online harm. You make an important point about existing child protection and discipline policies being largely focused on face-to-face misconduct, which leaves a significant gap when it comes to digital harassment and abuse.

I also find your observation about incidents occurring outside school hours particularly relevant. Even when harm happens online after school, its effects—such as anxiety, fear, and disengagement—are clearly felt within the school environment. This highlights the need for schools to update their safeguarding frameworks to explicitly include online spaces and to build staff confidence through training on TFGBV response.

In my view, strengthening digital citizenship education for students, alongside clearer reporting and response mechanisms, could help bridge this gap. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on how schools can better support teachers who often feel unsure about how far their responsibility extends in online cases.
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by Jainaba Sonko -
The schools sometimes buy digital tools that aren't fully accessible they weren't designed with accessibility in mind, leaving students with disabilities at a disadvantage unless schools push for accessible ICT procurement practices.