Incomplete data on bullying weakens protection of children with disabilities

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Students of the Araullo High School in Ermita, Manila attend their first class during the opening of the new school year on June 3, 2019

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MANILA, Philippines — The lack of government-collected data on bullying incidents specific to children with special needs, the top victim of bullying in schools worldwide, limits the ability of the government to respond with concrete measures, according to a president of the Autism Society Philippines.

 

ASP national president Mona Magno-Veluz told Philstar.com on Wednesday that the "lack of basic disability statistics in bullying, education as well as employment" and other issues affecting persons with disabilities (PWD) "limits the government’s ability to develop responsive programs."

 

ASP is a national organization advocating for the welfare of persons with autism.

 

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