When “Bullying” Isn’t Enough: Duty of Care, Silence, and System Failure

When “Bullying” Isn’t Enough: Duty of Care, Silence, and System Failure We need to talk about bullying… but more importantly, we need to talk about what sits underneath it. In this episode, I unpack a recent school incident that raises serious questions about supervision, duty of care, and how harm can go unnoticed for far too long. Because when something goes on for hours-it’s no longer just about student behaviour. It’s about system failure. This is not a soft conversation. We talk accountability, consequences, and why “kids being kids” is no longer an acceptable explanation when real harm is being done. But we also hold the complexity-because behaviour is still communication, even when it’s harmful. If we want safer schools, we need to stop avoiding the uncomfortable questions.