Scottish Government publishes guidance to help tackling bulling in schools

A recent census almost 1 in 3 pupils from P5 to S3 had been bullied in the past year.

The Education Secretary says new guidance on tackling bullying will help improve accurate reporting of incidents in Scotland’s schools.

Jenny Gilruth admits there is still room for improvement, with such behaviour often underreported.

The new guidance says schools should treat online bullying with the same seriousness they deal with incidents in person.

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