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After
18 months of bullying and despite numerous requests from her
mother, the bullying has continued. Head teacher Andrew Pearson
issued a statement saying "All reported incidents of
bullying are investigated thoroughly and action is taken in line
with the school's anti-bullying policy." However, 18 months
of "investigation" and "action" have yielded
no result and the bullying continues.
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Verity has already
exhibited symptoms of severe psychiatric injury, including
thoughts of suicide. At least 12 children commit suicide each
year because they are being bullied at school and the
responsible adults are failing in their duties to deal with the
bullying.
Reported
By:
Frank G. Green
Executive Director
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Bullying in the
Playground:
The
impact of interpersonal violence on ...children's perceptions of their
play environment
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In STUDY ONE the extent of interpersonal violence
(bullying) and the environment in which it occurred was investigated in
a sample of 1050 ... primary school children. On average across the
three schools which participated in the study 23.8% of students reported
being bullied once a week or more often. The bullying was reported as
most frequently taking place during break-times in the relatively open
playground spaces of the oval and hard surface play areas. In STUDY
TWO 365 students from one of the participating schools were further
surveyed to understand the relationship between various indices of personal and interpersonal...
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..well-being and the
quality of peer relationships in the playground environment.
Students who reported being victimized were significantly more likely to
report playing alone, feeling unhappier and less safe in the playground.
The findings were discussed in terms of schools needing to address the
issue of peer bullying and working to create a safer school environment
for all children (Children's Environments, 1995. 12 (3) 320-327).
Reported
By::
Frank G. Green
Executive Director
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