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Is
support from the wider community (eg police, bus companies,
outside agencies) important?
A Scottish study of
bullying found that there were sometimes close links between
the 10 schools involved and outside agencies such as the
police, psychological services and social work department.
However, when it came to sharing information, it seemed
that it was usually schools contacting the agencies rather
than the other way around. Part of this may be due to problems
with confidentiality.
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Article details
A Mellor (1989) 'Bullying.
Not Worth Bothering About? A Study of Bullying in Scottish
Secondary Schools'. Unpublished. A reference copy of this
report is held by the Anti-Bullying Network at Edinburgh
University.
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Author details
 At
the time of the study, Andrew Mellor was a practising teacher
who had received funding from the Scottish Education Department
to carry out this project. He has been actively involved
in anti-bullying work in Scotland for almost 15 years, speaking
at conferences, writing for academic and non-academic audiences
and running in-service courses for teachers. He is now manager
of the Anti-Bullying Network, which is funded by the Scottish
Executive and based at The University of Edinburgh.
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