Parents and teachers on banning mobile phones in schools: ‘There are many much bigger issues’
Parents and teachers offer differing views on the likely benefits of Norma Foley’s planned mobile phone ban
Bullying
Stories related to bullying
‘Clear reticence’ among some students to report bullying in secondary schools - report
One-third of post-primary students feel it is not safe to express themselves fully in school
A worker struggling with IVF feels sidelined after seeking support from management. How should she proceed?
An expert advises to first assume that management are acting with the best intentions before seeking clarification and remedy
Pilita Clark: An inescapable tyranny that is … a bad boss
Prevalence of toxic management is difficult to measure — but scandals show it is a problem in every sector
My son stays up late gaming and refuses to go to school. What can I do?
I suspect bullying may be an issue, but he refuses to discuss it
Bullying at work: ‘There can be so much shame associated with being bullied’
As an adult is responsible for themselves, this may make it very difficult for them to get out of the clutches of a bullys
Bullying in the workplace: ‘My boss had it in for me from the start’
Being an adult is no guarantee that bullying won’t be part of your life
Bullying: ‘We feel we are on the verge of losing our son’
School: A selection of stories of bullying by parents about their currently schoolgoing children
Bullying: ‘I naturally blamed myself for what was happening and turned on myself’
Secondary school: The days are long, walking between classes provides opportunity to be targeted
‘I hoped they would pick on someone else ... that was my hope in that moment’
Bullying trauma: ‘It started with name-calling… I tried to push myself free, but it was two against one’
Bullying: ‘Sometimes all you have left is yourself’
Primary school: We asked readers for views on and experiences of toxic behaviour by others from their childhood. Here is a selection of your responses
‘No smartphone’ policy for primary students could be extended to all schools, says Minister for Education
Parents and children are terrified by the ‘wild west world of phones’, says Norma Foley
Bullying: ‘I was isolated ... I was sitting by myself every day. I would walk into a room and conversations would stop’
For teenagers experiencing bullying, it can be a particularly lonely and devastating time, not helped by social media
Bullying: Putting the work into having students ‘who are upstanders, not bystanders’
Parental response crucial as ‘it’s about trying to work out a strategy that works for both the parent and the child’
Bullying: School days can be the best days of your life – but what about when they’re not?
In a new series, we’ll be looking at how bullying affects people, the lasting impacts and asking how we can best support those affected
How to spot a toxic workplace: Results are rewarded, no matter how they were achieved
In a toxic workplace, results are rewarded, no matter how they are achieved
Firefighter who claims bullying investigation was ‘whitewash’ seeks transfer
Laurence Farrell says allegations of abuse and bullying at Nobber station were not investigated formally by Meath County Council
Jennifer O’Connell: Random violence has become a social media spectator sport
The family of the teenager in Navan suggested he may have been targeted because of who he is. It is not unreasonable to conclude those shocked eyeballs are a motivating factor too, though
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