The expert explained the position of the courts on bullying in schools

When considering bullying claims against children, the courts regard such situations as inadequate provision of a safe environment and find schools guilty. Olga Turunina, a lawyer at Leges Bureau law firm, told Izvestia about this on December 24.

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"In terms of bullying, the responsibility of the school is usually derived not from responsibility for other people's words, but from the improper performance of its duties to ensure the safety and protection of the rights of the student. If a school was aware (or should have been aware) of harassment from parents and children's appeals, reports, teacher reports, medical documents and other sources, but it did not take reasonable and timely measures, the court usually regards this as inadequate provision of a safe environment," she said.

Olga Turunina emphasizes that the school can protect itself only with the help of documents and factual actions that confirm the reality, and not the formality of supervision at recess, timely response to the incident, taking measures to resolve the conflict and prevent recurrence, and so on.

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