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Children as young as seven are abusive and damaging comments about their teachers on social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter, according to new research. Even worse, some of the children's parents are their comments to what a serious escalation in the cyber-bullying of educators. The British teaching union NASUWT a survey of more than 7,500 teachers. It that almost half of teachers had abuse to the school, police or the website on which the insults were . Other figures that more than 20 per cent of teachers they had been cyber-bullied in the past year. Three per cent of the comments from under-elevens.

The survey that 64% of the comments were by pupils, 27% by parents, and the rest a mix of both. Many of the comments to teachers’ appearance, competence, and sexuality. Chris Keates, NASUWT general secretary, said: "It is clear that steps to be to protect teachers from the abuse of social media by pupils and parents." She : "Teachers are often devastated by the vile nature of the abuse they are . Some have their confidence to teach once they see foul and personal remarks made by pupils in their classes and have the profession." Many teachers are afraid to report the abuse. They think it would to more trouble.