Source: courruermail.com.au

BULLYING is now rife in Queensland schools, with more than 70 students suspended every day for assault.

Some attackers are as young as five, an investigation by The Sunday Mail has found.

One in six students has at some stage been a victim, new research shows, putting our school system among the worst for bullying of any country in the developed world.

Graphic content: YouTube school fight video

And the problem is growing, with latest Education Queensland figures revealing a 15 per cent jump in suspensions for "physical misconduct" in just one year.

State Education Minister Rod Welford yesterday admitted anti-bullying campaigns were not working.

He said the Government would have to change its programs to stem the rising level of violence among younger children.

"We need to intervene . . . and early," the minister said.

The evidence that shows school bullies are defying attempts to control them comes as a cluster of school violence videos were posted last week on the internet.

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