Ennis councillor calls for national policy on cyber bullying

An Ennis Councillor is calling for the roll-out of a national cyber bullying policy in schools following a number of recent tragic deaths

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Fine Gael’s Mary Howard raised the issue of social media, and online bullying at this month’s meeting of Ennis Town Council as she expressed concern following the recent deaths of teenagers in Donegal and Leitrim, who were targeted by online bullies.

She’s calling on the Children’s Minister and the Education Minister to raise awareness of the issues and how to deal with cyber predators in schools, and says shocking recent tragedies should also be a lesson for parents