Czech School Inspectorate: Bullying becoming a more widespread problem

Some 57 percent of primary schools and 63 percent of secondary schools in Czechia have dealt with at least one case of bullying among pupils over the past three years, according to a report by the Czech School Inspectorate released on Tuesday.

Compared to the last report carried out in the 2015/2016 school year, the number of cases have increased by ten percent at primary schools and by around three percent at secondary schools.

The most common forms of bullying among pupils include intimidation, slander as well as verbal bullying and cyberbullying. The report also mentions an increase in cases of teacher bullying.

According to the Chief School Inspector Tomáš Zatloukal, bullying is becoming increasingly widespread and needs to be addressed in a serious and systematic way.