New Zealand has among the worst school bullying rates in the OECD, with 35 per cent of secondary principals reporting regular acts of intimidation or bullying.
Children found guilty of bullying and cyberbullying others may face harsher consequences. This is according to child protection experts speaking to Health-e News this Child Protection Week.
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The Department of Basic Education is embarking on an anti-bullying intervention drive to raise awareness on the impact of bullying and violence in schools.
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CARVER – He can’t speak to specific students or allegations, but Superintendent Scott Knief wants parents to know a process is in place for investigating allegations of bullying in the Carver schools.
Knief reviewed the district’s bullying prevention and intervention plan with the School Committee last week, including the process for parents to report a complaint.
“The purpose of that being on the agenda that evening was to review the plan and to inform the community if parents had a concern with the process they should follow to make a complaint or raise a concern about bullying,” he said.