Thirty-five students of Don Bosco College at Alafua in Samoa presented a traditional apology or ‘ifoga’ to the school last week. The students and two parents were seen on bended knees in front of the school offices while the school held its daily morning assembly. Director of Catholic Education, Aeau Chris Hazelman, said the students Read more
The director of Catholic Education in Samoa says inter-school fighting is one of the reasons for taking a tougher stance on bullying. Prefects at Don Bosco, a Catholic technical institution, finished a six-day suspension on Friday after an assault on a fellow student last week for which they all claimed responsibility. Nearly all of the school’s Read more
Is bullying the worst thing? Sure it’s unpleasant and can have terrible consequences but that’s not really what I want to focus on. I want to put forward a small counter argument in the midst of a complex issue. Of course bullying is bad – and yes Aotearoa has a problem with bullying – but Read more
The head of the Principals’ Association, and Principal of John Paul College in Rotorua has called for the filming of bullying to be made a crimal offense. “I think perhaps it’s time to take a stick approach, and make this a criminal offence,” Patrick Walsh head of New Zealand’s Secondary Principals Association told ONE News. “If Read more
After several reports of school bullying hit the media last week, all school boards of trustees are to be told to review their anti-bullying policies. Br Patrick Lynch, the CEO of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office thinks that “bullying behaviours in schools are always unacceptable given the law and more importantly the emphasis modern Read more