The Chief Commissioner of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland today called on parents, teachers, pupils and carers to support Anti-Bullying Week which happens next week across Northern Ireland from 13 to 17 November. The theme for the week, which is being coordinated by the Northern Ireland Anti Bullying Forum, is ‘All Equal, All Different, All Together’.

Chief Commissioner, Dr Michael Wardlow said: “Hopefully this dedicated campaign week will help shine a light on bullying, which all too often lurks in the dark. Children and young people have been dealing with the reality of bullying, in schoolyards and elsewhere, for generations. It is a persistent problem despite the determination of so many to stamp it out.

“In our recent work