Strategy for dealing with the issue in school
- Olweus Program- a comprehensive approach that includes schoolwide, classroom, individual, and community components. This program is focused on a long-term change that creates a safe and positive school climate.
- Have a set of rules set up and post them around the school
- Rules will include:
- 1) We will not bully others
- 2) We will help students who are bullied
- 3) We will include students who are left out
- 4) If we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and at home today
- 5) We will respect others, all school property and ourselves (Golden Rule)
- A bullying survey to determine the extent of the problem
- A conference day to educate teachers, administrators, school staff, parents, students, and community members about bullying behaviors, response strategies, and available resources
- Increased supervision in the cafeteria, hallways, bathrooms, and on the playground, where most bullying behavior occurs
- A coordinating group --, typically consisting of an administrator; a teacher from each grade level; a guidance counselor, psychologist, and/or school nurse; and parent and student representatives -- to manage the program and evaluate its success
- Ongoing meetings between parents and school staff
- Discussions of bullying issues at regularly scheduled PTO meetings.
- More parental supervision at home
- Assemblies where victims can present personal stories about how much bullying as impacted their lives, maybe even people who have previously bullied themselves.