Sentences with phrase «school bullying incidents»

School bullying incidents, particularly experiences with victimization, are a significant social and health concern among adolescents.

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And I question why the parents of the bullies, why we as a school community and, most important, why I, didn't do more to stop the bullying — just as the incident that Jennifer experienced made her wish she had done more.

«The Government needs to set out how schools can secure a zero - tolerance approach to sexual harassment and bullying by providing clear guidance on how to deal with these issues and to ensure that all schools record, report and take effective action whenever incidents of sexual violence and harassment involving pupils occur.

As a result, the Board of Regents and State Education Department propose to include illustrative examples of the types of incidents of harassment, bullying or discrimination which must be reported to the principal, superintendent or designee when reported to or witnessed by a school employee.

«In order to put in place effective strategies at national, local and school level to combat bullying in all its forms, a comprehensive database of incidents is needed to show the full nature and extent of the problems.

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, in a report issued Tuesday, said Oceanside High School at Castleton neglected to note three minor altercations, four incidents of intimidation, harassment, threatening or bullying, one incident of burglary and one of criminal mischief.

«The Dignity for All Students Act was created to protect students but four years later, many schools remain unsure of what to do and make serious errors in reporting incidents of harassment and bullying,» DiNapoli said.

«So we have county mental health professionals in and working with school districts training on mental health first aid, identifying incidents of bullying where students maybe feel isolated.

After numerous bullying incidents, it put up «geofences» to block access in and around schools.

To help reduce bullying, schools or communities could provide training in relevant parental skills to help facilitate communication about incidents of bullying occurring in schools.

That's not the only town crisis: Lonely high - schooler Owen (Jacob Lofland) gets in a bind after causing the accidental death of bullying classmate JT (Travis Tope), hiding the body instead of reporting the incident to the authorities.

All schools said students were instructed to report any incidents to a teacher or counsellor, but 19 said this didn't mean they had to do it in person (in one case there was a «bully box» where students could send messages).

The last year has brought alarming reports of bullying and harassment among students and within school walls, including incidents of hate speech, racism, and anti-Semitism.

These incidents have raised national awareness with anti-bullying laws in all 50 states that require schools to take immediate action regarding bullying.

Encourage your children to confide in you, their teachers, and school administrators if they are victims of bullying; the best way to deal with bullies is to report incidents right away.

Encourage the student to tell you or another school staff member of future bullying incidents as soon as possible, and reassure him that the school will make every effort to stop future incidents.

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If a bullying incident happens, it's essential that school staff work with all the students involved, providing the bully with appropriate discipline and guidance, and providing the victim with emotional support and help with developing coping skills to deal with future incidents.

Although school staff members often are unaware that bullying is taking place, typically other students are not only aware of the incidents, but are present when the incidents occur.

Now that I'm the director of Not In Our School and bullying has become a topic of national discussion, I still regularly get calls from students and parents who share stories of tragic and worrisome incidents.

During more than 20 years as a school administrator, I received numerous reports of bullying incidents from children, parents and teachers.

In the 2014 — 15 academic year, students between the ages of 12 and 18 reported nearly twice as many bullying incidents in transitional areas between classes — where they spend a fraction of their time — as in other school areas like cafeterias or playgrounds.

A much smaller percentage of bullied students reported incidents outside on school grounds (19.3 percent), in a bathroom or locker room (9.4 percent), in the school cafeteria (22.2 percent), or on a school bus (10 percent).

Other schools reported a serious reduction in incidents of racism and bullying as a result of more rigorous reporting.

In terms of the potential to report these issues, more needs to be done; OFSTED have made it clear that schools ought to have a robust system in place to report an incident, not just as part of their online safety strategy but for bullying in general.

Swanson Primary School in New Zealand, which removed all rules in the playground, showed us that fewer children were getting hurt, children focused better in class and there was less bullying and incidents of vandalism had dropped off.

All schools should have robust bullying policies in place that cover how to deal with incidents of hate crime and speech.

For the 2013 - 2014 school year and for each succeeding school year thereafter, each school district, board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) and charter school shall submit to the commissioner an annual report of material incidents of harassment, bullying, and / or discrimination that occurred in such school year, in accordance with Education Law section 15 and this subdivision.

In a recent study from the National Center for Education Statistics, students between the ages of 12 and 18 reported nearly twice as many bullying incidents in hallways and stairwells — where they spend a fraction of their time — as in other school areas like cafeterias or playgrounds.

Over the course of the next six years, the California offices of CAIR launched a campaign to support kids and parents in reporting incidents of anti-Muslim bullying and bias to school administrators.

While 60 % said they feel they receive enough support from their school when dealing with incidents of bullying between pupils, a fifth (19.4 %) said they do not.

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of ATL, went on to say: «There are a number of complex reasons why pupils bully other pupils and schools try their best to work with both pupils and parents to deal with these incidents.

On or before July 1, 2013, each school district and each charter school shall establish policies, procedures and guidelines for its school or schools to implement, commencing with the 2013 - 2014 school year and continuing in each school year thereafter, dignity act school employee training programs to promote a positive school environment that is free from harassment, bullying and / or discrimination; and to discourage and respond to incidents of harassment, bullying, and / or discrimination on school property or at a school function, or off school property pursuant to subclause (1)(viii)(c)(3) of this subdivision.

From high - profile cases that make international news to individual incidents dealt with by single teachers, school - based bullying has been called a crisis, and cultural sensitivity around the topic...

Do you feel you receive enough support from your school / college / SLT / head when dealing with incidents of bullying between pupils?

Schools have at their disposal a variety of strategies they can use to both prevent bullying and to deal with incidents when they do happen.

Middle school principals were more likely than elementary or high school administrators to report that student - bullying incidents occur on their campuses at least once a week, according to a federal study.

Students need assurances that their school will take bullying seriously and take firm action in response to bullying incidents.

Parents and community members should be aware of red flags that their child is being bullied or is bullying someone and should work with their schools to minimize these incidents.

School - wide bullying programs can decrease bullying incidents by about 25 % or more (McCallion & Feder, 2013).

Building these skills can improve academic performance and school climate and can reduce behavioral challenges and bullying incidents.

With the number of school shootings, bullying incidents and other acts of violence, what do educators have to lose by trying these techniques?

• Seek immediate help from an adult and report bullying and victimization incidents to school personnel.

Do you have a specific issue with bullying or incidents at your school that you need professional advice on how to handle?

On this week's Dropout Nation Podcast, RiShawn Biddle takes a look at the Darnell «Dynasty» Young bullying incident in Indianapolis and the Mark Berndt scandal enveloping L.A. Unified, and point out the consequences of failed school leadership.

A pioneer of research on bullying and victimization at school describes the nature and extent of the problem and reports that such incidents are on the rise.

Despite a series of high - profile bullying incidents, it's the first time the city school system has ever gone to trial in a bullying case.

Students who have experienced rejection, teasing, harassment, or bullying have perpetrated virtually all high - profile incidents of school violence.

As the hate incident location chart reflects, schools — K - 12 settings and colleges — have been the most common venues for hate incidents, a result that is not surprising, given how prevalent bullying is in our nation's schools and the characteristics of young people.

Florida public schools reported 47,000 bullying incidents last year, but with 3 million students statewide, that is likely a large undercount.