No Bull
Bullying is everybody’s problem; from footy jocks to band geeks, mechanics to lawyers, everyone will experience or see bullying in action. The only way to deal with bullying, then, is to get the whole community involved. At school that means students, teachers and parents.
What goes wrong...
- Teachers are not gods. They can’t ‘fix’ the problem by simply telling students off or dealing out meaningless punishments.
- Parents can tell when their kids are involved in bullying but don’t know what to do about it.
- Students either don’t feel they can deal with bullying or consider it someone else’s responsibility to step in and take action.
- Bullying victims are not sure how to defend themselves – and no advice seems to help.
How to do it right...
There is no magic solution. Each anti-bullying policy will reflect an individual school and its community at a given time. There is, however, one thing that will increase the success of ALL anti-bullying policies, and that is active involvement of all members of the community. It’s obvious; fighting bullying works best if the whole school is involved. Funnily enough, this approach is called a Whole School Policy.
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