Boy, 10, bullied out of school over accent

Alert DateMarch 26, 2012 Country: Ireland Address: Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland General Type: Racist violence, Racist discourse, Discrimination, Institutional discrimination, Equality/Integration, Hate crime Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Afrophobia, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Africans/black people Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement, Housing, Health and social protection, Education, Culture, Media, Internet, Political discourse -parties - orgs, Political participation, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Social media (Twitter, Facebook etc.)
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin South African
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age <17
Victims Number N/A
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Irish
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age <17
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

Parents of a 10-year-old boy claim he has been bullied out of school due to racial taunting over his accent.

The boy was injured and regularly reduced to tears because of bullying on the premises. He has also been subjected to cyber-bullying The family moved from South Africa to Kells, Co Meath, in 2010.

His parents took him out of the school after the board of management failed to act to deal with the incidents outside the school.


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