Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The other issue is - I have raised this with a significant number of witnesses recently - about the engagement of parents and how to educate them, because many of them do not understand the dangers of social media. Many of them know their sons or daughters are on social media, but they do not know what activity their sons or daughters are up to on social media. They could be the nicest students face-to-face in school but when they get home, and use their mobile phones and different platforms, they could be the worst bully ever. The witnesses say that it is the same parents who should come to the meetings and those who do not come to the meetings are the parents one would like to reach out to. Does Hugh have any suggestions or ideas on how to interact with parents, or how the schools and the Department engage with parents to try to educate them on the dangers of social media and to let them know what happens on social media?

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