Moray pupils are being asked to disclose whether they or their friends have been bullied at school.
The local council is encouraging youngsters to complete an online survey anonymously, detailing occasions where they have witnessed harassment in the classroom or playground.
The results of the survey will be gathered to help forge a new plan to combat bullying in the region’s schools.
Moray Council wants beefed up measures in place at all 46 primary and eight secondary schools in the region.
It is hoped the findings of the survey will provide an idea of how prevalent the problem is.
The council will then consult with pupils, teachers and social workers on how best to tackle the issue.
The survey, which is aimed towards children in primary four to sixth year in high school, will go online from Monday, August 24, to September 25.
The questionnaire should take only minutes to complete.
Vivienne Cross, Moray Council’s acting head of schools and curriculum development, said the results of the survey would be essential to inform the new action plan.
She said: “The aim of the survey is to establish a baseline for measuring how effective a new anti-bullying policy would be, and to inform the wider consultation.”
After the survey results are analysed, a series of focus groups will be set up to draft anti-bullying policy.
The final version of the policy will be presented to the council’s children and young people’s services committee for approval next April.
Earlier this year, Moray Council agreed to plough £136,000 into tackling a “culture of bullying” within its workforce.
It was revealed that many local authority workers felt harassed and picked on by their bosses.