The State Duma has proposed sending schoolchildren to a remedial course for bullying
A bill on preventing bullying among students has been introduced to the State Duma.
It is aimed at combating bullying in schools.
The document proposes sending not only bullies but also their parents to a remedial course, RBC reports.
The explanatory note to the draft law states that it is proposed to involve the Commission on Minors and the Protection of Their Rights to resolve the issue.
It will help identify and eliminate cases of bullying in schools.
School management will be able to send information about identified cases of bullying to the commission for consideration.
If the fact of bullying is confirmed, preventive work will be carried out with the aggressive child.
The bill is designed to define responsibility, correct behavior, and change the life beliefs of the organizers of bullying.
Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Youth Policy Artem Metelev proposed to more actively involve parents in these events.
Sometimes, through their inaction, they encourage the child's aggressive behavior.
