Tackle school bullying now [finegael.org]
- Published: 30 March 2010
Tackle school bullying now to ensure children can achieve full potential – Neville
National-Anti Bullying Strategy urgently required for all schools
Children and young people must be taught bullying behaviour is unacceptable
Tackling bullying behaviour at school could have a major knock-on effect in preventing such negative behaviour in later life, according to Dan Neville TD, Fine Gael Spokesman on Mental Health.
“Even though anti-bullying strategies have been proven to work very well in the school environment, the Government has failed to introduce a national strategy to combat this destructive behaviour. The introduction of a national strategy for all schools should be acted upon without delay, so that over the next school year a full anti-bullying strategy can be implemented.
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