Forum highlights Travellers' problems with schools

Traveller parents do not know how to deal with schools when their children are subjected to bullying and racist name-calling, a group revealed today.

Forum highlights Travellers' problems with schools
Tue, 06 Dec, 2005 - 14:23

Traveller parents do not know how to deal with schools when their children are subjected to bullying and racist name-calling, a group revealed today.

Racist name-calling is a daily experience for many Traveller children, according to a major consultation process with over 450 Travellers throughout Ireland.

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