Teacher Training and National Standards for Handling School Bullying Cases
Ministry of EducationSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns the management of school bullying, including perpetrator rehabilitation rates, national intervention standards, teacher training, and upstream preventive measures for mental health literacy. Ms Mariam Jaafar, Mr Foo Cexiang, and Ms Eileen Chong Pei Shan requested data on repeat offenders, teacher support for identifying cases, and the promotion of student help-seeking behaviors. In his response, Minister Desmond Lee stated that these specific concerns were addressed as part of a consolidated oral reply delivered on 23 September 2025. He directed the Members to the Official Report titled "Management of Bullying in Schools" for the comprehensive details on policy and statistics. This consolidated response incorporates the Comprehensive Action Review against Bullying and student skill-building to address the underlying factors of bullying.
Transcript
91 Ms Mariam Jaafar asked the Minister for Education (a) to date, what proportion of student bullying perpetrators (i) have completed disciplinary and rehabilitation programmes and (ii) are repeat cases; and (b) whether the Ministry will set national standards for disciplinary, rehabilitation and restorative interventions for perpetrators and victims involved in bullying in schools.
92 Mr Foo Cexiang asked the Minister for Education (a) in the past three years, how many cases of bullying are identified by teachers; (b) what is the specific training and support currently given to teachers to identify and manage bullying cases in the school; and (c) whether the Comprehensive Action Review against Bullying is studying how to better train and equip teachers to identify and manage bullying cases.
93 Ms Eileen Chong Pei Shan asked the Minister for Education what upstream preventive measures are being taken to normalise help-seeking behaviors and strengthen mental health literacy among all students including teaching the students stress management and emotional regulation skills that address the underlying factors contributing to both bullying perpetration and victimisation.
Mr Desmond Lee: These questions have been addressed as part of the oral reply to Question Nos 1 to 12 on 23 September 2025. Members may refer to the transcript for the reply. [Please refer to "Management of Bullying in Schools", Official Report, 23 September 2025, Vol 96, Issue 3, Oral Answers to Questions section.]