Perth scheme cited as way of tackling cyber-bullying
Statistics showing the toll of cyber-bullying on pupils and teachers mean an online mentoring programme piloted in Perth must be rolled out across the country, a leading charity has claimed. (...)
Sheriff says case of man who pushed boy in bullying row should never have reached court
A Comrie man who admitted assaulting a nine-year-old ''bully'' has escaped punishment after a sheriff said the case had no business being at court. (...)
'There is now no escape' — expert describes torment faced by victims of phone bullying
Tayside Police figures on the number of children who have reported receiving offensive or threatening phone messages are likely to represent just the tip of the iceberg, an anti-bullying expert has suggested. (...)
Angus school cyber bullies warned by council
Angus Council has warned it takes a zero tolerance approach to the cyber bullies who make pupils' and teachers' lives a misery. (...)
14 bullying complaints at Tayside Police
Senior figures at Tayside Police have been forced to launch 14 separate investigations into bullying following staff complaints over the last five years — but not one employee has been disciplined as a result. (...)
Second inspection looming for Montrose Academy
Angus councillors will be advised that Montrose Academy should be inspected for the second time in two years after a damning education inspector's report which criticises aspects of teaching and pupil support at the school. (...)
Care Commission inquiry into Riverside View care allegations
The Care Commission is to launch an investigation into allegations of drug-taking, theft and bullying which have been lodged against a Dundee care worker. (...)
Angus Council described as soft on bullying
A mother has accused Angus Council of being soft on pupil misbehaviour after claiming her 14-year-old daughter was assaulted and bullied by the same classmate four weeks later. (...)
Delivery drivers at centre of several Angus Council bullying probes
Angus Council has launched 10 investigations into workplace bullying over the past three years following numerous employee complaints, almost half of them involving meal delivery drivers on either side of the disputes. (...)
Beating the cyber-bullies
It is a sad fact that around one in five young people has experienced bullying or "cyber" threats via the internet. (...)
Dundee school 'shamed' by bullying allegations
The Dundee mother of a "severely bullied" 10-yearold boy said his primary school should "hang its head in shame" at the way it has dealt with the allegations. (...)