The party's children's spokeswoman Annette Brooke called for better prevention while speaking at 4Children's annual conference yesterday. According to Brooke, a survey she conducted among local authorities showed that although bullying in schools is addressed, in many cases there are no anti-bullying policies for school travel.
"There are huge variations and the real conclusions are that there is a lot of room for progress in having a more joined-up approach," she said. "I hope all local authorities are giving this area a strong lead with a clear framework and evaluating what already exists."
Brooke said she decided to conduct the survey when she spoke to a family who moved in to her constituency after their 16-year-old son had committed suicide as a result of being continually bullied on his school bus.
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