New study: Half of all ethnic minority primary school children in Denmark have been bullied

Half of school pupils with a minority ethnic background are bullied because of their skin colour, nationality, religion or culture, according to a new study by Børns Vilkår and the Institute for Human Rights.

Photo: Institute for Human Rights

May 31, 2024

Bullying on the basis of ethnicity – skin colour, nationality, religion or culture – is widespread in Danish primary schools, according to a new report from Børns Vilkår and the Institute for Human Rights.The data, based on responses from 1,568 pupils in 6th and 9th grade in the spring of 2023, found that half (51 […]

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