10 bullied pupils take complaints to top each week [herald.ie]
- Published: 29 May 2010
Parents are making an average of 10 complaints a week to the Department of Education about bullying in schools.
The figure takes no account of complaints made within the schools themselves, which do not have to be reported on to the department.
In the first four months of this year, parents went over the heads of the school boards of management and lodged 160 complaints directly with the Education Department. This compares with 438 complaints for the whole of last year.
Education Minister Mary Coughlan, who has released the figures, said she is anxious to support schools in tackling the problem and that a number of supports have been put in place.
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