Parents to play role in tackling bullying

Parents will be expected to play a major role in a government plan to tackle online and other forms of bullying, to be revealed later this week.

While the central focus will be on improved record- keeping about bullying in schools, the Department of Education also wants to get parents more involved.

A national anti-bullying website will account for some of the €500,000 budget for Education Minister Ruairi Quinn’s plan, telling parents how to detect if their children are involved in, or are victims of bullying and cyberbullying.