Bullying
School Bullying
Your child's school must have a discipline policy which sets out
the steps it should take to prevent bullying.
If your child is bullied, you should inform the school
immediately. It would be advisable to inform the school verbally
straightaway and also to confirm this in writing and keep a copy of
your written notification. Legally, the school is obliged to do all
it reasonably can to protect children from bullying. A school might
be held to be legally responsible for failing to stop bullying in
serious cases where a child has been caused serious harm and where
they could have realised this might happen.
If you are unhappy with the way your child's school deals with
your complaint, you should contact the Parent Partnership Service,
on 0950 727 940, or ppservice@worcestershire.gov.uk.
For further information and sources of support, please go to the
Anti-Bullying pages of the Worcestershire Hub website:
http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wcc-edu-anti-bullying
Related Links
http://www.bullying.co.uk/
