It's thought more work is needed, before a national school bullying database could work.

New Zealand holds the highest level of bullying in the OECD, according to a 2024 report.

Schools are required to develop prevention and response approaches - but there's no regular data reported to the Ministry of Education.

PPTA President Chris Abercrombie told Andrew Dickens he isn't opposed to a database 

He says the issue is every school has its own definition of bullying, which would need to be discussed and rectified.

<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">It's thought more work is needed, before a national school bullying database could work.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">New Zealand holds the highest level of bullying in the OECD, according to a 2024 report.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Schools are required to develop prevention and response approaches - but there's no regular data reported to the Ministry of Education.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">PPTA President Chris Abercrombie told Andrew Dickens he isn't opposed to a database 
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">He says the issue is every school has its own definition of bullying, which would need to be discussed and rectified.

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Chris Abercrombie: PPTA President on a national school bullying database

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