Are parents the new school bullies?

Welcome toGood Weekend Talks, a weekly chance for our audience to luxuriate in a long-form story from the magazine,read by an actor and followed by a discussion with the writer,an editor,and an expert.

In this episode,actor Sarah Bishop will bring to life our April 2019 cover story –"The new school bullies aren't students - they're parents"– byGood Weekend senior writer Melissa Fyfe andThe Age education editor Henrietta Cook. The piece delves deep into a world of furious Facebook posts,abusive emails and school sit-ins.

Melissa will then be joined in conversation byGood Weekend editor Katrina Strickland,along with a voice from the story – Karen Terry,a Victorian secondary school principal with more than 30 years experience – for a discussion about the increasing frequency,severity and impact of parents bullying school staff.

Katrina Strickland is editor of Good Weekend magazine.

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