Not exact matches
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.
Frequently, there is
more at play than just the one
bullying incident.
Students who experience one or
more incidents of
bullying or harassment will be eligible to receive a transfer, and the DOE will work with the family to identify alternative placement options as soon as the transfer is requested, officials said.
The money will be used to create community workshops on
bullying prevention, provide
more funding for student clubs such as Gender and Sexuality Alliances, expand mental health training, and create a «
bullying complaint portal» for families that is expected to launch in 2019 to report
incidents.
The committee has made 29 recommendations for the government's forthcoming anti-
bullying strategy, including research to understand the extent and nature of
bullying, mandatory recording of
incidents and
more training for teachers.
During
more than 20 years as a school administrator, I received numerous reports of
bullying incidents from children, parents and teachers.
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.
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.
School - wide
bullying programs can decrease
bullying incidents by about 25 % or
more (McCallion & Feder, 2013).
Although the most highly publicised
incidents involve serious physical violence, less serious forms of physical aggression and psychological violence (including harassment,
bullying, and relational aggression) present far
more prevalent and persistent problems.
More than 48 per cent of members who responded had experienced either a few
incidents per month, or daily
incidents of
bullying, racism and lateral violence in their workplace.