Measures to Address Bullying's Root Causes and Ensure Children Develop Self-protection Skills

Debated in Parliament on 22 Sep 2025.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song raised concerns about the effectiveness of the Ministry of Education's measures to address the root causes of bullying.
He inquired about the review process for the Character and Citizenship Education curriculum to better differentiate between aggression and legitimate retaliation.
Giam also asked how schools are equipping children with assertiveness and self-protection skills, and how they are teaching students to confront bullies.
Desmond Lee responded that the Ministry of Education will address these questions in a future parliamentary session.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education (a) how effective are the Ministry's upstream measures in addressing bullying's root causes; (b) how will the Character and Citizenship Education curriculum be reviewed to distinguish aggression from legitimate retaliation; (c) what measures ensure that children develop assertiveness and self-protection skills; and (d) how do schools teach students to stand up to bullies and foster a civic, caring society.

Desmond Lee

The Ministry of Education will provide a combined reply to this Parliamentary Question (PQ), together with other PQs which have been filed on this topic, at the next available opportunity. [Please refer to "Management of Bullying in Schools", Official Report, 23 September 2025, Vol 96, Issue 3, Oral Answers to Questions section.]

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Gerald Giam Yean Song raised concerns about the effectiveness of the Ministry of Education's measures to address the root causes of bullying.
He inquired about the review process for the Character and Citizenship Education curriculum to better differentiate between aggression and legitimate retaliation.
Giam also asked how schools are equipping children with assertiveness and self-protection skills, and how they are teaching students to confront bullies.
Desmond Lee responded that the Ministry of Education will address these questions in a future parliamentary session.

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Measures to Address Bullying's Root Causes and Ensure Children Develop Self-protection Skills

Debated in Parliament on 22 Sep 2025.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Gerald Giam Yean Song raised concerns about the effectiveness of the Ministry of Education's measures to address the root causes of bullying.
He inquired about the review process for the Character and Citizenship Education curriculum to better differentiate between aggression and legitimate retaliation.
Giam also asked how schools are equipping children with assertiveness and self-protection skills, and how they are teaching students to confront bullies.
Desmond Lee responded that the Ministry of Education will address these questions in a future parliamentary session.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Desmond Lee

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Gerald Giam Yean Song raised concerns about the effectiveness of the Ministry of Education's measures to address the root causes of bullying.
He inquired about the review process for the Character and Citizenship Education curriculum to better differentiate between aggression and legitimate retaliation.
Giam also asked how schools are equipping children with assertiveness and self-protection skills, and how they are teaching students to confront bullies.
Desmond Lee responded that the Ministry of Education will address these questions in a future parliamentary session.

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Measures to Address Bullying's Root Causes and Ensure Children Develop Self-protection Skills

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Measures to Address Bullying's Root Causes and Ensure Children Develop Self-protection Skills

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