Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Mark O'Connor:
As Ms Brady said, Mr. Holmes covered many of the bases with regard to the issues raised. Specifically on disability, I would point to training and CPD on inclusion. At second level, according to ASTI, the training its members have received heretofore specifically on special education has been less than impressive. We can even look at special schools. One of the people a young person can go to if he or she is being bullied is the guidance counsellor, but those people are not in special schools. They simply do not exist. They are a couple of logical pieces. In addition, as Mr. Holmes said, that CAMHS support going into schools would be more than valuable.
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