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Bullying in school: Why ‘we have handled it’ isn’t enough for parents
Having been both a teacher managing cases and a parent of a bullied child, I understand the vital role of communication.
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What parents of bullied students want to hear is simple – the school acted quickly, understands the parents concerns or where it fell short, says the writer.
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As a former secondary school teacher, I have had to deal with my fair share of bullying cases. More often than not, I felt like a failure.
This was especially so when these incidents happened right under my nose, or when bullying continued even though the matter had already been dealt with.
