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21/11/2005
Bullies’ parents to be fined
Parents of pupils who attack or bully their classmates could be fined up to £1,000, under plans announced by the government.
Schools Minister Jacqui Smith announced the plans, included in the government’s White Paper for schools, to coincide with the launch of Anti-Bullying Week.
Ms Smith said that bullying would “never be tolerated” in schools. She said: “Children must know what is right and what is wrong and that there will be consequences for crossing the line.
“Our White Paper commitments will strengthen the authority of teachers, giving them the confidence to take firm action on all forms of bad behaviour.”
Pupils will be encouraged to lobby their schools to adopt the government’s Anti-Bullying Charter for Action.
The announcement follows an increase in violent incidences in Britain’s schools. Earlier this month, fifteen-year-old Natashia Jackman was stabbed in the chest, head and back at Collingwood College in Camberley, Surrey and had to receive surgery for a punctured eyelid.
Her father said that she had been bullied in the past and urged the government to grant more power to schools to tackle violent pupils.
A 12-year-old girl, Shanni Naylor, had to have 30 stitches in her face after another pupil attacked her with a pencil-sharpener blade.
Last week, Children’s Commissioner for England, Professor Al Aynsley-Green, reported that bullying was now so widespread that nearly every child was affected by it.
(KMcA/SP)
Schools Minister Jacqui Smith announced the plans, included in the government’s White Paper for schools, to coincide with the launch of Anti-Bullying Week.
Ms Smith said that bullying would “never be tolerated” in schools. She said: “Children must know what is right and what is wrong and that there will be consequences for crossing the line.
“Our White Paper commitments will strengthen the authority of teachers, giving them the confidence to take firm action on all forms of bad behaviour.”
Pupils will be encouraged to lobby their schools to adopt the government’s Anti-Bullying Charter for Action.
The announcement follows an increase in violent incidences in Britain’s schools. Earlier this month, fifteen-year-old Natashia Jackman was stabbed in the chest, head and back at Collingwood College in Camberley, Surrey and had to receive surgery for a punctured eyelid.
Her father said that she had been bullied in the past and urged the government to grant more power to schools to tackle violent pupils.
A 12-year-old girl, Shanni Naylor, had to have 30 stitches in her face after another pupil attacked her with a pencil-sharpener blade.
Last week, Children’s Commissioner for England, Professor Al Aynsley-Green, reported that bullying was now so widespread that nearly every child was affected by it.
(KMcA/SP)
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