Kildare Senator, Fiona O'Loughlin, is chairing the meeting.
More LGBT inclusion training is needed for teachers, according to the INTO.
The union is before the Oireachtas Education Committee this afternoon, chaired by Kildare Senator, Fiona O'Loughlin, to discuss bullying in schools and its impact on staff and students’ mental health.
Mairéad Cleary reports:
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Today in #LeinsterHouse I will be chairing the third Education Committee meeting in a series of Education Committee meetings about school bullying and its impact on mental health #MentalHealthMatters #stopschoolbullying #supportourstudents pic.twitter.com/RUHunM7pOf
— Senator Fiona OLoughlin (@Fiona_Kildare) May 18, 2021
President of the Irish National Teachers Organisation Joe McKeown says the issue of bullying can extend to staff as well as students:
Moninne Griffith is the chief executive of LGBT support group BeLongTo, and she says their research revealed worrying trends among gay, lesbian and transgender students:
The Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science meets to discuss School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health with @issu4u @astiunion @INTOnews @TUIunion #seeforyourselfhttps://t.co/5C8P3AMQrd https://t.co/deLUajcU3H
— Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais (@OireachtasNews) May 18, 2021
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