BRISBANE indigenous woman Yarraka Bayles, mother of a boy with dwarfism, has appeared before a disability royal commission offering impassioned witness about the impact of bullying in schools. “It chips, it festers, it boils up,” Ms Bayles told commissioners as she gave evidence in Brisbane. Her son, nine-year-old Quaden Bayles made global headlines in February when vision emerged of him ... Read More »
BULLIES seem to be thriving everywhere these days – in politics, in the media, in the workplace, online – but one place they are not is St Eugene’s College, Burpengary. Assistant principal for religious education Megan Kozak said the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence on March 15 was the perfect time to highlight the problem. “We know ... Read More »
YEAR 11 student Ella Scotford has more than exams and homework on her mind after she was chosen to report to Queensland’s education minister on the mounting issue of bullying among teenagers. Miss Scotford is one of 16 young Queenslanders appointed to give Education Minister Grace Grace a students’ perspective on key education matters. She is the only Catholic school ... Read More »
STAFF at Guardian Angels’ School, Wynnum, on the eighth National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence sent a clear message that bullying is never okay. The day of action united school communities across Australia who were called to imagine a world free from bullying. Guardian Angels’ staff joined thousands of staff and students who were helping find workable solutions ... Read More »
RECOMMENDATIONS from the Catholic education sector on how to deal with the rise of cyberbullying in schools will be considered by a new Queensland Government task force. Queensland Catholic Education Commission executive director Dr Lee-Anne Perry was announced as one of the 14 members of the Queensland Anti-Bullying Task Force, which will make recommendations for community and government action to ... Read More »
QUEENSLAND’S key advocate for Catholic schools believes Australian leaders can help reduce bullying among young people by examining how they behave in public. Queensland Catholic Education Commission executive director Dr Lee-Anne Perry was among 40 stakeholders invited to a bullying and cyberbullying roundtable discussion hosted by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on January 29. The meeting came after the shock suicide ... Read More »
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