Up to 50 schools sued over bullying

AT least 50 schools around the country are being sued for failing to stop children being bullied.

School policies on bullying are just not working, says Lorraine O’Connor, chairperson of the National Association for Prevention of Bullying in Schools (NAPBS).

“These are only the cases we are aware of. There are many more out there,” said Ms O’Connor who established NAPBS after Brian Dargan, a 15-year-old from Carlow and her son’s best friend, committed suicide in May 2001.