NO - Andrew Mellor, manager, Scotland's Anti-Bullying Network
This suggestion is based on a misunderstanding of the complex nature of bullying and I cannot foresee any circumstances in which it would work.
Bullying is a lot of different things and involves a complex set of behaviours. Many cases of bullying involve groups of children picking on one person. Some of the most serious cases, where people have committed suicide, have happened when a group igno-red one person. We can't take young people away from their families just because they refuse to play with another person.
Parents rightly want to see something being done to tackle the problem.
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