DSWD pushes anti-bullying drive in schools

As a lawyer, Peter Weber experiences time and again how bullying victims who defend themselves are made perpetrators by teachers. He demands clear rules in dealing with psychological violence at schools and a Bavarian anti-discrimination law modelled on Berlin.

DSWD pushes anti-bullying drive in schools

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has stepped up initiatives to combat bullying in public schools. Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Thursday the department is collaborating with the Department of Education's anti-bullying campaign by providing capacity-building and learning activities, specifically targeting beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). "Bullying is one of the main causes of learni…