Bologna ElementaryBologna ElementaryBullying Prevention Coordinating Committee Bullying Prevention Coordinating Committee

TrainingTraining

Presented By:Presented By:Bullying Prevention Coordinating CommitteeBullying Prevention Coordinating Committee

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Why address bullying in Why address bullying in schools?schools?

1.1. For students and their futuresFor students and their futures

2.2. For a healthy school climateFor a healthy school climate

3.3. For the larger communityFor the larger community

4.4. For the purposes of risk For the purposes of risk management for schoolsmanagement for schools

5.5. It’s a wise investmentIt’s a wise investment

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Program Components

School

Classroom

Individual

Community

ParentParentss

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What is the Olweus Bullyling What is the Olweus Bullyling Prevention Program?Prevention Program?

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) reduces bullying in elementary, middle, and junior reduces bullying in elementary, middle, and junior high schools.high schools.

OBPP is not a curriculum, but a program that OBPP is not a curriculum, but a program that deals with bullying at the schoolwide, classroom, deals with bullying at the schoolwide, classroom, individual, and community levels. individual, and community levels.

SchoolwideSchoolwide

Teachers and staff will be trained to use the Teachers and staff will be trained to use the program to deal with bullying incidents.program to deal with bullying incidents.

A schoolwide committee will oversee the A schoolwide committee will oversee the program.program.

Students will complete a questionnaire to Students will complete a questionnaire to give us information about the amount and give us information about the amount and type of bullying at our school.type of bullying at our school.

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about bullyingabout bullying We will not bully others.We will not bully others.

We will help others who are bullied.We will help others who are bullied.

We will include others who are left We will include others who are left out.out.

If we know someone who is being If we know someone who is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.and an adult at home.

““Bullying is when someone Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time another person who has a hard time defending himself or herself.”defending himself or herself.”

Olweus Definition of Bullying:

In the ClassroomIn the Classroom

The four anti-bullying rules will be taught in all The four anti-bullying rules will be taught in all classrooms.classrooms.

Class meetings will be held where students talk Class meetings will be held where students talk about what bullying is. Students will learn why about what bullying is. Students will learn why bullying should not happen. They will also learn to bullying should not happen. They will also learn to ask an adult for help if they see or experience ask an adult for help if they see or experience bullying.bullying.

Teachers will use positive and negative Teachers will use positive and negative consequences for following or not following the consequences for following or not following the four anti-bullying rules.four anti-bullying rules.

Teachers will work to make the classroom a Teachers will work to make the classroom a positive place for students.positive place for students.

For Individuals Who Bully or Are For Individuals Who Bully or Are BulliedBullied

Teachers and staff will be trained to deal with Teachers and staff will be trained to deal with bullying situations and the students involved.bullying situations and the students involved.

Students who bully will be given consequences as Students who bully will be given consequences as soon as possible.soon as possible.

Student who are bullied will be supported by the Student who are bullied will be supported by the staff. They will be told what action will be taken to staff. They will be told what action will be taken to end the bullying.end the bullying.

Teachers and staff will meet with the parents of Teachers and staff will meet with the parents of students who bully and students who are bullied.students who bully and students who are bullied.

What can I do if I think my child is What can I do if I think my child is being bullied?being bullied?

Share your concerns with your child’s Share your concerns with your child’s teacherteacher

Talk with your child. Tell him or her that you Talk with your child. Tell him or her that you are concerned.are concerned.

Try to find out more about your child’s Try to find out more about your child’s school life.school life.

What can I do if my child is bullying What can I do if my child is bullying others?others?

Make it clear that you take bullying seriously Make it clear that you take bullying seriously and bullying is not okay.and bullying is not okay.

Develop clear rules in your family for your Develop clear rules in your family for your child’s behavior.child’s behavior.

Spend a lot of time with your child and closely Spend a lot of time with your child and closely supervise and monitor their activities.supervise and monitor their activities.

Build on your child’s talents by involving them Build on your child’s talents by involving them in positive activities.in positive activities.

Share your concerns with your child’s teacher, Share your concerns with your child’s teacher, principal, counselor, or other professional.principal, counselor, or other professional.

What if my child isn’t involved in the What if my child isn’t involved in the bullying?bullying?

Encourage your child to intervene when they Encourage your child to intervene when they see bullying occur. see bullying occur.

Say “stop, that’s bullying”Say “stop, that’s bullying” Go and stand next to the person being Go and stand next to the person being

bullied.bullied. Tell an adult or staff member.Tell an adult or staff member.

If you have questions about our school’s If you have questions about our school’s bullying prevention program, please contact bullying prevention program, please contact

you child’s primary classroom teacher, you child’s primary classroom teacher, counselor, principal or school staff member. counselor, principal or school staff member. It is very important that we work with you to It is very important that we work with you to

prevent bullying. Thank you for your interest prevent bullying. Thank you for your interest and support.and support.