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Cyberbullying guidance and training

Summary

Senator Wilson welcomes new anti-bullying guidelines but calls for teacher training, funding and a debate with the Education Minister.

I welcome the guidelines for schools and centres of education published by the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, on cyber bullying and bullying in general. However, the guidelines must be backed up by the provision of training for teachers and education providers and funding to enable guidance counsellors do the job for which they have been trained in schools and centres of education. I, therefore, ask the Leader to invite the Minister to the House for a debate on his plans to fund the training courses required.

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