BULLYING RECOMMENDATION REPORT

SHAPING SAFER SCHOOLS:
A BULLYING PREVENTION PLAN

I. INTRODUCTION
A. STATEMENT OF THE NEED:
Bullying is not only about student behavior. Bullying is a serious with wide raging ramifications not just for schools, but for our entire society. The Safe Schools Action Team prepared specific, evidence-based recommendations to develop a comprehensive, province-wide Bullying Prevention Plan. Preventing bullying requires everyone’s cooperation. A Bullying Prevention Plan provides the necessary information and tools to successfully implement bullying prevention strategies in the education community, and defines key areas to engage and involve the broader community.

B. STATEMENT OF RECOMMENDATION:

Immediate and mandatory training on bullying prevention for current School
Administrators, with training for new administrators to be provided by School
Boards, and through the Principal’s Qualification Program;

School board funding for bullying prevention training for teachers and other
School Staff;

A bilingual, toll-free, 24-hour province-wide Anti-Bullying Hotline to offer support, advice and referrals to parents, teachers, and students;

• Consider additional professional development days to facilitate training for Safe
Schools;

Provide school boards with a bullying prevention policy framework;

Provide funding to support the purchase or development of evidence-based bullying
Prevention programs for each school;

• Require each school board to designate a Safe Schools resource person/coordinator to provide ongoing support, resources, and expertise on bullying prevention and
Intervention strategies;

• Appoint a Safe Schools Implementation Coordinator for a specified term;

• Provide schools with centralized data analysis;

• Encourage community partners to support bullying prevention initiatives.

C. STATEMENT OF SCOPE AND PLAN

The Four Most Common Types of Bullying

Verbal bullying
Social Bullying
Physical Bullying
Cyber Bullying (link to