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Since his daughter’s death, Gino Cecchettin has thrown himself headfirst into a battle to teach teenagers how to handle emotions and relationships, touring schools to tell pupils his daughter's story.

Findings included 34% of school support staff experiencing pushing, mainly from pupils, on a daily basis, with 26% witnessing daily kicking and the throwing of objects and furniture.

Some parents have reacted angrily over plans to merge two schools with falling pupil numbers.

More than 40 pupils from Cross and Passion College in Ballycastle were on board when their bus slid on black ice on the Coolkeeran Road near Armoy and hit a wall.

Currently the government's guidance says schools can place disruptive pupils in seclusion or isolation rooms for a limited period.