UK government addresses bullying issues in schools

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27 Mar 2007, 4:09 am

Not specifically related to AS, so I put it in the news forum.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6496725.stm

I think the last part of this article is particularly relevant:

Kidscape director Michele Elliot told the committee: "Teasing is very easy to describe. I can tease you and you can tease me and, if we are enjoying it, that is great.

"If it is causing pain, then that is bullying."


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27 Mar 2007, 11:51 am

The Commons Education Select Committee also warned that children should not be excluded from school for retaliating against bullies.

Took 'em long enough.


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27 Mar 2007, 1:06 pm

There should be harsh punishment for bullies. Fear must be struck into them all.


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28 Mar 2007, 4:17 am

Anubis wrote:
There should be harsh punishment for bullies. Fear must be struck into them all.


And suspenson is just a holiday as far as they're concerned.


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28 Mar 2007, 4:22 am

sigholdaccountlost wrote:
Anubis wrote:
There should be harsh punishment for bullies. Fear must be struck into them all.


And suspenson is just a holiday as far as they're concerned.


A holiday to a labour camp should do the trick. Even better, a surprise one.


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28 Mar 2007, 4:32 am

Back in my day, there seemed to be a greater tolerance for striking out at those who bullied - even if you caused real damage in doing so.



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28 Mar 2007, 4:42 am

calandale wrote:
Back in my day, there seemed to be a greater tolerance for striking out at those who bullied - even if you caused real damage in doing so.


Yeh, this is the problem with zero tolerance policies.


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28 Mar 2007, 5:19 am

The National Autistic Society is mentioned in this article though :)

I heard a statistic while this item was being discussed on (also BBC) radio yesterday - 38% of autistic children are apparently bullied at school :(



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28 Mar 2007, 5:58 am

If it was bullied more than five times by A bully at any point in their life, that figure'd probably rise to about 70%, I imagine.


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28 Mar 2007, 7:42 am

Kids who bully to be popular are nothing big.

There's exceptions though, i.e kids with AS or whatever who are aggressive because of school, and don't know that they're hurting people. They should be treated appropriately, in a way that will make them less aggressive. I was like that in Infant and Primary school, and I know of others who were aggressive and overreact as well. I made angry counter-insults in later High School. The people at my school were mostly idiots.


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28 Mar 2007, 9:00 am

I like the idea of a labour camp. Most of the bullies I knew wound up in prison, so they were definitely not the popular type. They were the criminals. That didn't make it easier to cope with. Today, the situation seems much worse.