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There are several steps you can take as a teacher or staff member to create lasting change when it comes to preventing bullying. In addition to working to create a safe classroom and being watchful of bullying behavior, you can advocate for a comprehensive program that takes a systems-change approach to preventing bullying in schools.
Advocate for a Bullying Prevention Program
If you have the commitment and desire to see positive change happen, these tips will help you advocate for a prevention program to address bullying in schools:
- Help demonstrate that bullying behavior in your school is a problem by documenting bullying incidents that you observe or that are reported to you.
- Garner the support of parents whose children are experiencing problems with bullying or who are simply concerned that bullying is occurring.
- Schedule meetings with school administrators who might be open to the idea of a prevention program to address bullying in schools.
- Download and print the following resources for school administrators:
Commit to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Implementation
If your school has already purchased the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, you will be asked to lead classroom-level implementation. Here are a few of the critical activities for you and your classroom curriculum:
- Participate in the all-staff Olweus Bullying Prevention Program training.
- Read and review all Olweus Bullying Prevention Program materials.
- Post, explain and discuss the program's anti-bullying rules in your classroom.
- Hold classroom-level meetings about bullying in schools with parents.
- Consistently intervene, investigate, and report situations where you observe
or suspect bullying in school.
- Hold individual meetings with students involved in bullying in school.
- Hold individual meetings with parents of students involved in bullying in school.
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