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style="text-align: center;">The school year has returned once more and while for many it will be the happiest years of their lives, for a significant few it can be a torturous time. Statistics have shown one in four pupils are subjected to some kind of bullying in Irish schools, from verbal to psychological and physical abuse.

style="text-align: center;">For parents there are ways to recognise the signs that your child is involved in bullying, either as victim or perpetrator. Joining Tom this morning with some advice for parents was Kevin Deering of bully4U.

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style="text-align: center;">tom@newstalk.ie