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To: tejek who wrote (337531)	5/14/2007 4:09:00 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574855

Bullied Australian in A$1m payout Prime Minister John Howard has announced new powers for teachers An Australian teenager has won record damages after a court found that his school "grossly failed" in its duty to protect him from a school bully. Benjamin Cox, now 18, was regularly teased and beaten from the age of five by an older pupil, leaving him with psychiatric problems, a court heard. He was awarded A$213,000 (US$177,000, £90,000) plus a lifetime income that is likely to take his payout beyond $1m. Australia's PM has made plans to give teachers more power to tackle bullying.... news.bbc.co.uk