A third of all students at Hutt Valley High School have been bullied according to a education ministry report. Earlier this month police said an "extreme" bullying attack at the school had left one boy traumatised and six others facing court. Detective Sergeant Brendan Mears, of Lower Hutt CIB, said the serious assault was one of several which allegedly occurred at the school late last year and all were being investigated by police. The new report revealed half the school's teachers had complained of being bullied, intimidated or harassed, The Dominion Post reported today. It said some students had "suicidal thoughts" after being victimised. The report was based on the Eliminating Violence survey which canvassed 522 pupils, 112 staff and parents. It was carried out in March last year by an Education Ministry team. A follow-up survey is planned in March.

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