Pupils: Bullying

(asked on 11th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

What steps she is taking to tackle (a) homophobic and (b) transphobic bullying in schools.


Answered by
Elizabeth Truss Portrait
Elizabeth Truss
This question was answered on 11th March 2020

Since 2016, the government has funded a programme supporting primary and secondary schools in England to tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying. The programme has reached over 1,800 schools so far. I am clear that no child should be bullied for any reason at all.

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