Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Under the Education (Welfare) Act 2000, all schools must have a code of behaviour which has been drawn up in accordance with guidelines issued by the National Education Welfare Board, NEWB. These NEWB guidelines specifically require all schools to have an anti-bullying policy within the framework of their overall code of behaviour. The recently published anti-bullying procedures are underpinned by this legal framework and I do not believe further legislation is necessary.

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