Collooney principal bullied schoolboy [sligotoday.ie]
- Published: 17 October 2011
The father of a young schoolboy who was awarded €7,500 after being persistently bullied by his principal has spoken out about his son's ordeal.
The boy was only in fourth class when the bullying by his teacher became so bad that his parents were advised by doctors to transfer him to a different school.
Last week the school, St Paul's NS in Collooney, was ordered to pay €7,500 to the former pupil who was described as an intellectually gifted boy who had thrived before going into fourth class.
The settlement hearing at Sligo Circuit Court was told that the then principal, Joyce Gillmor, who was also the boy's teacher when he entered fourth class in September 2008, bullied and humiliated pupils.
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