Young people are screaming out for their parents to be more involved in their school lives – especially when they are being bullied.
That is the message from anti-bullying groups today, who were reacting to the latest statistics from the Ombudsman for children that shows 10,000 pupils go to school in fear of bullies.
The study follows the deaths of two teenage girls recently who took thier own lives after being bullied on the website ask.fm.
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Ian Power from the support group Spun Out says children need to know their worries will be taken seriously:
