Wood pointed out this week, however, that the problem is not new, even though it was brought to a head by the recess fight. There also have been issues of students using their phones to film others at school, then they upload the video and use it for online bullying, she said. Staff is aware of student-frequented chat rooms on social media platforms that have racist and bigoted content.
Principal Laurie Wood told the American Journal in March that cell phones are often misused at school, especially to connect to social media.
