Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Pupils encouraged to report bullying issues
Craigie High had 32 and Harris Academy 25.
Schools in Perth and Kinross had 221 incidents, with the majority of cases relating to secondary pupils.
Perth High recorded the highest number of reported offences with 65, an increase of eight from 2018/19. This was followed by Crieff High with 64 incidents.
Meanwhile, Angus schools recorded a combined total of 110 reports of bullying last year, an increase from 2018.
Arbroath Academy had the biggest rise in claims with 30, an increase of 18, while Arbroath High did not have any recorded incidents.
Forfar Academy had 11 reports, Carnoustie High had eight, Webster’s High nine and Montrose Academy three.
Inverbrothock and Northmuir primaries both received 15 complaints, an increase from 10 and six respectively.
An Angus Council spokesman said: “We advise our young people to report any incidents immediately to staff so they can be investigated and addressed promptly and effectively.
“No school is immune to issues of bullying and none of our schools are complacent in this regard.
“All of our schools are required to involve and consult the school community in order to devise, publicise and implement a school anti-bullying policy.”
Dundee City Council’s children and families convener Stewart Hunter encouraged pupils to come forward with any fears.
“Our schools always take appropriate action in responses to bullying incidents and any allegations are dealt with extremely seriously,” he said. “Pupils are always encouraged to report bullying and to raise any situations that they are facing.
“No pupil should feel too worried to come forward. We can only deal with problems that we know about.”
Perth and Kinross Council said schools are actively working to reduce concerns and an antibullying strategy is in place.
A spate of high-profile cases in recent months has led to calls for schools to take tougher action against bullies.
In January, a teenage girl was filmed being dragged by her hair through a corridor at Carnoustie High.
Earlier this month, Brechin High School pupil Rachel Talbot, 13, chaired the virtual launch of the Think B4 You Type – a new antibullying toolkit which will be used in schools across Scotland.