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New Saudi school centres set to target bullies

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SCHOOL INITIATIVE: New centres at Saudi schools aim to curb bullying. (Getty Images)
SCHOOL INITIATIVE: New centres at Saudi schools aim to curb bullying. (Getty Images)

New centres are to be introduced at schools in Saudi Arabia in an effort to curb bullying and violence between teachers and students.

Schools will be provided with National Human Rights Authority (NHRA) centres as cases of violence at schools has been increasing over the last few years.

“We have received a lot of complaints concerning school violence and bullying,” said Mufleh Al-Qahtani, head assistant at the NHRA, in a report by the Saudi Gazette on Monday.

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He said many students are too embarrassed to discuss such issues and the aim of the centres would be to improve the human rights situation in schools and encourage students to discuss their rights openly.

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