Queensland updates National Framework implementation after federal rapid review call

The Queensland Department of Education has revised its implementation of the national Safe and Supportive School Communities framework, introducing mandatory reporting thresholds for cyberbullying incidents and formalising partnerships with external online safety organisations. The changes, announced in response to the federal anti-bullying rapid review, require schools to log all cyberbullying complaints involving sexual content, threats or persistent targeting in a centralised database accessible to regional wellbeing coordinators. The department reported a 23 percent increase in recorded cyberbullying incidents in Queensland state schools between 2022 and 2023, with the majority occurring on social media platforms outside school network infrastructure.

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