Appendix+6+Our+Promise+-+Fahan+School+Tasmania+2012

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In 2010, The Crime Stoppers Youth Challenge asked children to create a video to tackle e-safety. Fahan School's Year 9/10 Computing Class wanted to highlight the consequences of cyberbullying and how important early recognition is. Their poignant and moving entry won the competition and gained a national audience. But the popularity of the video also brought up a problem - many of the personalities who featured in the clip were only known on a local level, and cyberbullying is not just a local problem. It's a global one. The 2012 relaunch of Our Promise takes the original message and brings it to a wider audience. One in ten students has dealt or is dealing with cyberbullying issues. Bullying behaviour is reinforced by inaction. Our promise still stands; we will not join in with cyberbullying nor will we stand by and watch while others are subjected to its hurtful practice. We will seek to help and protect each other. We will spread our message as far as possible in the hopes that cyberbullying becomes a thing of the past. We ask everyone who watches this video to share the message with your friends, colleagues and school. We ask everyone who watches to sign their name in the comments section at the bottom of this video and make a public pledge to be part of 'Our Promise'.

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