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Court Cases

Bullied in Primary School-Special Needs Assistant Awarded €255,000

A special needs assistant has been awarded €255,000 in damages for a bullying at work claim. The High Court has held that the Board of Management of St Anne’s National School in the Curragh, Kildare undermined the employee’s dignity at work by its “severe” and “unmerited” treatment of her. The Judge described the school Principal’s […]

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Circulars from Department of Education and Skills Post Primary Primary

New Anti Bullying Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools-Circular 0045/2013

The DES have published a new circular today, 0045/2013, dealing with bullying in schools. Download the New Anti Bullying Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools-Circular 0045/2013 here.

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Parents Schools Teachers

Cyberbullying-How to Take a Screenshot to Gather the Evidence of Social Media Bullying

Bullying on social media sites is all too common nowadays. The most recent tragic cases in Donegal  leading to the tragic suicide of a 13 year old girl, and subsequently her sister, shows the insidious and harmful nature of such bullying. Listening to Morning Ireland this morning on RTE Radio 1 I heard the advice […]