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Gilruth aims to treat cyber abuse on same level as physical attacks

- CHRIS MCCALL

EDUCATION Secretary Jenny Gilruth has admitted there is "room for improvement" in dealing with bullying in schools.

Speaking during a visit to Cowie Primary in Stirling, she cited "challenges" with how bullying is recorded, saying incidents are "often under-reported".

She said the Scottish Government's "clear expectation" is that "all reports of bullying should be recorded", although she accepted "more rigorous recording" will "likely" lead to higher numbers of incidents in official data.