Expert advises schools to adopt US framework on bullying [educationmatters.ie]
- Published: 20 May 2011
A principal once commented that every school has problems with bullying - whether it knows it or not. There is no doubt that this is the case.
There are so many different types of bullying that can take place in the environment of a school that it can be difficult to keep track. Furthermore, the politics of dealing with the issue can be extremely difficult for any Principal or Board of Management.
The Department of Education & Skills defines bullying as “repeated inappropriate behaviour whether by word, by physical action or otherwise, directly or indirectly applied, by one or more persons against another person or persons, which undermines the individual person’s right to personal dignity”.
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