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Calls to Parent helpline shows 84% of bullying is in schools.

November 19, 2009 by Sarah Newton  
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National Anti-Bullying Week

National charity Parentline Plus is calling for a stronger partnership between parents, pupils and teachers to tackle bullying in UK schools.

The call comes during National Anti-Bullying Week* (16th – 20th November) and follows research carried out by Parentline Plus from calls to their free 0808 800 2222 Parentline which shows most bullying happens in schools.

f 41,513 calls taken by Parentline Plus during the period October 2008 – September 2009; 1,847 calls (4.4 %) concerned bullying in its various forms.

Key findings from Parentline Plus:

• 84% of bullying occurs in the school environment
• For 89% of the cases, the perpetrator was known to the victim
• 11% of cases, the callers child is the perpetrator
• 69% of the perpetrators come from either the same class or same social circle as the victim in school.
• 76% of calls about bullying were from parents concerned about the verbal abuse their children had received, where as 56% concerned physical abuse.
• 5.7% of calls were from parents concerned about their child being cyber bullied.

Jeremy Todd, Parentline Plus Chief Executive said:
“Bullying in schools is a real concern to families and parents of bullied children often find the situation traumatic and difficult to manage. Some families may find it difficult to report bullying to the school concerned and parents should contact Parentline Plus, or visit our “Be Someone to Tell” website if they need support. Fostering strong partnerships between parents and schools will ensure that if problems do arise there is already a trusting relationship between teachers and families.”

Scary isn’t it.  So schools looks like we have not tackled this problem fully. What do you think the answer is…

Also take a look at Bullying by Text

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Tags: Bullying, cyber bullying, Schools

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