Bullying levels in poor areas revealed

One in three young primary school children in high poverty regions in Dublin are victims of bullying, according to a new study.

Bullying levels in poor areas revealed

While the study found a third of children between the age of eight and 12 admitted to being bullied, the number went up to three quarters of children admitting to being a victim of one or more of a list of aggressive playground behaviours.

Over half of the children (52%) experienced nasty name-calling while just under half (47%) said they were teased or made fun of and over four out of 10 (42%) were pushed or hit for no reason.

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