Education Minister, John O’Dowd, has visited Derry to launch this year’s Anti-Bullying Week: “I See, I Hear, I Feel.”
Education Minister John O’Dowd.
During the launch of initiative, which focuses on where bullying happens, how it happens and what we can do to stop it, the Minister presented awards to the winning pupils of this year’s anti-bullying competition.
Speaking at the event, held in the Playhouse Theatre, Mr O’Dowd said bullying could happen anywhere and to anyone in many different ways.
He added: “It could be in a physical place, such as the playground, the classroom, the lunch room or in the park. It might take place in the cyber world, on social networks, in online games, chatrooms or perhaps even by text messaging.
“Bullying is a universal problem. It happens in every school in every country in the world. It is damaging to the education and wellbeing of the individuals involved and must be tackled by schools.
He concluded: “However the good news is that schools and pupils can work together to change this. I want children and young people to tell us how we can help them and it is through partnerships like the Anti-Bullying Forum that we can find the best solutions and put best practice into operation across all of our schools.”
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