Coulter backs Anti-Bullying Campaign
Rev Dr Robert Coulter, the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly member for North Antrim and UUP Stormont Commissioner, has called on the community to “throw their full weight” behind this year’s Anti-Bullying Week.
Assemblyman Dr Coulter, who is also UUP Health Spokesman, added: “In calling for the community to give its total backing to this very necessary initiative, I would also thank the schools and the police in the constituency for all their efforts in stamping out the scourge of bullying – and I certainly pledge my full support for this worthy campaign.
“Bullying has become one of the great social evils of this new millennium and must be combated head-on in every forum. School bullying especially can never be justified under any circumstances.
“The hard reality is that if bullying is not properly stamped out, it can leave lasting emotional, mental and even physical scars on the victims right through their adult lives.
“Bullies themselves must be left in no doubt they could face the full rigours of the law if they do not desist from their heinous actions. I would particularly call on all responsible parents to support Anti-Bullying Week, which runs from 19th to 23rd November.
“If they find their child is the victim of bullying, it is their moral duty to seek as much assistance as possible in helping the child.
“Likewise, if they discover their child is involved in bullying, such parents have an equal moral imperative to take responsibility and prevent their child from further bullying activities.
“I would also urge the parents and relatives of victims of bullying to work closely with the schools and the police and not be tempted to take the law into their own hands,” said Assemblyman Dr Coulter.