Opinion (Rogério COPETO / Official GNR): BULLYING.
Unfortunately the phenomenon of bullying It was again brought to the agenda and the worst reasons, this time has been, Suicide by reason of a Spanish boy name Diego, of 11 year old, who jumped from a fifth floor, after writing a letter to bid farewell to their parents, where he wrote: “I can not stand to go to school and there is no other way not to go ".
Rogério COPETO
Lieutenant Colonel of the GNR, Master in Law and Security and Homeland Security Auditor
Head of the Education Division / Command of the Doctrine and Training
Also on the same subject, a study Faculty of Human Kinetics reveals that one in ten young people, sportspersons have been the victim of bullying, while 2% suffer from persistent aggression.
It is not the first time that I approach the theme of the LN bullying ou do ciberbullying always with a view to raising awareness of the phenomenon, that despite not being enshrined in the Criminal Code as a crime, you can still typify one offense of crime to physical integrity, threats, of injuries, defamation, coercion or even murder.
However we can not forget that in bullying practiced in schools, their authors are under 16 years and so are imputable, but they may be held accountable for their behavior, since the commission of a crime by a minor aged 12 and 16 year old, it can not be applied to the corresponding sentence in the Penal Code for the offense, leads to the application of educational tutelary measure, under the Educational Guardianship Law, which can range from a warning, to the hospital in Educational Center, open regime, semi-open or closed.
This is an issue that concerns the GNR and so are made through the Safe School Centers, in all educational institutions of their responsibility actions of awareness and information on the phenomenon of bullying, It is an example of such actions, that we can see on the page GNR Alentejo, a journalist authored the piece Alexandre Silva's "Correio da Manhã", now on "Safe street"The CMTV, in November 2014 and he returned to spend last week, the same program, By reason of this situation at the outset. The same initiative was also, na height, accompanied by LUSA reported that the action in the article entitled "Bullying is no longer taboo in the Alentejo school."
According to the RASI – 2014, both GNR and PSP made under the Safe School Program, 19.409 Actions, in 8.746 schools and covering 1.818.535 students, most of which addresses the issue of bullying, a daily prevention work, that has to do every day, waiting is why the above figures, for the year 2015, are higher, but this data will only be known in April this year, when it released the RASI 2015.
In addition to this daily work and with the intention to point out the "International Day of Nonviolence and Peace in Schools", which is celebrated on the next day 30 January, GNR promotes between today and Friday, various awareness actions with the school community, in order to raise awareness of the need to prevent violent behavior.
This initiative aims to draw attention to the need for continuing education for "Nonviolence and Peace", whose "International Day of Nonviolence and Peace in Schools " It was established in 1964, by pedagogue and Spanish poet Lorenzo Vidal, to mark the day of the death of Mahatma Gandhi, that celebrates 30 January, seeking to raise awareness of tolerance, solidarity and respect for human rights at schools around the world.
These initiatives aim to bring the school community GNR, as well as raise awareness and inform, promoting proximity between students and the military, ensuring that any victims feel comfortable communicating in situations that are targeted, as well as those not being directly, to identify and alert to situations that have knowledge.
So, all this work is developed with the aim of schools become better able to provide security and protection to their students, victims see their vulnerability diminished and their increased self-esteem, so the attackers lose their position of power and have fewer behavior problems and parents to see increased their sense of security at school and at last the entire school community be more attentive to conflicts between students and better able to address them.
