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Disability Students Are Bullied More

It isn’t right but it is a fact, according to the latest findings from a study published in Paediatrics, that primary aged children with a disability or health care need is more likely to be the target of bullying in mainstream schooling. Almost 1500 children, their parents and teachers were surveyed and found that 1 in 3 chldren had some sort of extra health care need. When the results of these surveys were then cross examined with school records it was evident that children with...

Reduce the Chances of Bullying

I am not an idealist and expect to eradicate bullying – there is always a hero, which means there has to be a villain. But I was shocked to learn that with all the Social Acceptance Programs and Bullying Behaviour Management Strategies implemented in schools today bullying statistics have increased! Here are two statistics* that stood out for me: 1. School violence has decreased 4% BUT bullying has increased by 5% Between 1999 and 2001 bullying started to increase and in 2005-2006 86% of...