Not exact matches
I am supporting legislation to place certified social workers in every elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high
school in New York and to establish an anonymous statewide toll - free hotline for reporting
instances of bullying in
schools.
There may be
instances of excessive
school spirit and surprising
bullying, but the majority
of the second act is comprised
of gabbing and snacking and uninspired trivialities.
Although White Brook does not necessarily have more
instances of bullying than any other
school, part
of the reason for the assembly is to refute the idea that
bullying is an acceptable part
of school life.
In addition, the current system puts pressure on
schools to ensure that they are categorizing and recording
instances of bullying.
Another possible reason private
schools might have fewer
instances of bullying is that private
schools often find it easier than public
schools to create a strong
school culture centered on common values
of members.
It appears that private
schools have more robust anti-
bullying programs, have students who are more likely to report
bullying and yet fewer reported
instances of bullying.
If you work in a mainstream or special needs
school, you will inevitably come across
instances of bullying from time to time.
In the US, there are plenty
of schools where, for
instance,
bullying is taken very seriously, and the children are taught how to stand up for themselves, how to stand up for others and how to be more vigilant and caring.
By taking organized schoolwide measures and arming individuals with the strategies to counteract
bullying,
schools can reduce the
instances of bullying and be better prepared to address it when it happens.
Behaviour on
school buses was also criticised, with the inspectors saying: «Students call each other unpleasant names and there are many
instances of bullying.
We have all heard that
instances of school shootings, teen suicides, and other violent acts have been connected to
bullying and lack
of acceptance at
school.
For
instance, some
of the scenes with
bullies brought back my own memories and the scene where Philip sleepwalks on a
school trip — that was me.
I can recall
instances of bullying in my own life from grade
school to high
school.
Schools can also support belonging and inclusion by promoting values
of friendship, cooperation and respect, and by ensuring that the
school's policies and practices address
instances of bullying or harassment quickly and effectively when they occur.
Finally, a group
of studies concerned social relationships in and around the classrooms, expressed for
instance in
bullying versus victimization
of bullying, 35 antisocial vs prosocial behaviour36 and classroom social status.37 These studies have demonstrated how important the
school social environment is for the development
of mental health problems in adolescents, and how important the familial background is for predicting who among the adolescents develops antisocial behaviour (or
bullying behaviour) and who becomes the victim
of other children's behaviour.
One
of the biggest challenges for
schools responding to
instances of bullying is identifying exactly what has occurred.