Crime statistics show that in the past year 345 serious assaults and 546 common assault cases were opened as a result of bullying in the country’s schools.Nine murders and 19 attempted murders which were recorded by the police between April 2019 and March 2020 were as a result of bullying in schools.
The statistics further showed that 345 assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm and 546 common assault cases were opened as result of bullying in the country’s schools. The scenarios — based on real-life events in local classrooms — include one pupil stabbing another with a pair of scissors, a pupil under the influence of drugs and alcohol shoving a teacher, and a bully waiting to confront a teacher outside school.
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