Bullying in schools
Stephen Cox highlights recent research into the bullying of lesbian, gay or bisexual pupils
The majority of lesbian, gay or bisexual students have been bullied at school because of their sexuality. New research, published by the charity Stonewall and based on research it had commissioned, shows that the effect of such bullying is often severe. Twenty-eight per cent of bullied pupils had attempted suicide, sixty-one per cent had self-harmed and nearly half showed signs indicating depression. Bullying affects schoolwork and achievement, with four in ten bullied pupils missing school as a result and one in three changing future plans for education, including, at worst, planning to leave school or abandoning the aim of higher education.
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