District Anti-Bullying
Initiatives
Department of Education & Early Childhood
Development
GNB
9/17/2012
District Anti-Bullying Initiatives
Anglophone School District - East
Anti-Bullying Initiative
District level committee has been formed to review and
monitor the program and provide guidance/resources
for educators and school based student/adult
committees. Smart Goal is to prevent bullying and
intervene when it occurs.
Developed and implemented a “Train the Trainer”
model one-day workshop for school leaders and adult
leads to Implement district wide program.
Worked with all school administrators, teachers,
guidance and student committee leads on how to
prevent, address and consequence bullying when it
occurs.
Embedded Student and Adult Committee in all 38
schools have been formed and are now active. They will
lead the initiative at the school/community level.
District Portal If It Hurts It’s Wrong link is active. This
will allow for timely sharing and upload of resources
pertaining to the program.
Additional Information:
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developed a survey and administered it to 6000 + students in 38 schools
prepared survey data reports for each school to report back survey results
build boxes for confidential reporting for students to use in each of our 38 schools
developed an electronic reporting system for students to use to alert and report bullying (this is
a new tool that we are piloting in a number of schools)
developed an electronic tracking system to track bullying behaviours
developed a “Consequence” document to assist administrators with the intervention process
when bullying occurs
Presented this initiative at the ASCD conference and in a webinar for the NFLDTF
Developed training videos to compliment the Train-the-Trainer Model of training
Designated a District Office “go to” person\ consultant who can be contacted by parents,
teachers, administrators and the community at large about issues pertaining to bullying and how
to address it (that person is me)
Developed partnerships with pre-school programs and daycares in the greater Moncton area
who will be trained in the spring in the D2 bullying prevention model (so we can start teaching
children about bullying early and assist care giver in addressing this in their environments)
to complement the structure we have put in place at a District level, schools are running
assemblies and doing curricular work in the classrooms to address bullying (I feel that this is
where we now need to focus our efforts as a District)
we are currently in the process of establishing ties with after-school establishments and summer
programs whose mandate is to work with children when they are not in school . The vision is to
have everyone who works with children use the same language to educate and address bullying
Anglophone School District - South
Anti-Bullying Initiative
Beyond the Hurt
The Guide to Bullying Prevention Binder
“YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE”
(Students, Staff, Parents, Community)
Weekly “Bullying Facts” presented in all district staff
Commufax
Recognition of provincial and national bullying
awareness events
“Filling your Bucket”; peer helpers; Peacekeepers;
character building; “Roots of Empathy”; “Bullying
helpline”; “Strong Kids”; etc
WITS
Have you Filled a bucket
Pink Day celebrations
Kelso
OLWEUS
Bully Blockers – a student led group that focuses on
making the school a positive learning environment
Playground Pals – students receive training on
playground safety and how to resolve peer conflicts
7 Habits for Happy Kids Program – teaches students to
be proactive with their behaviour, to seek win-win
solutions and to work cooperatively
Anti-Bullying Day (Dec. 16th) & Pink Shirt Day
(February 29th) Awareness & Activities
SMART Bracelet program – students receive a bracelet
(rubber-type) as recognition of following the school’s
Manners Matter program
Educational staff PD on the anti-bullying initiatives
Creation of a pamphlet for families
Celebrate Themes
Anglophone School District North
Anti-Bullying Initiative
District Based Anti-Bullying Web Site
Creation of Anti-Bullying Videos
W.I.T.S. Program
Beyond the Hurt Program
Pause Before You Post
Roots of Empathy
Pink Shirt Day
Bullying Awareness Week
WEB/Boomerang
Anglophone School District - West
Anti-Bullying Initiative
Focus on Bullying – several schools, three year
approach
Roots of Empathy-several schools
Lessons in Comprehensive Health Curriculum
Don’t Laugh at Me-several schools offering this program
Means Girls-several schools offering program
Respect Ed – through Red Cross, several schools
Pause before you Post-Jostens
GSA Groups-creating safe spaces
“At My Best” – program
Cyber Bullying presentation through RCMP
“Beyond the Hurt”
D.A.R.E.
“Making Waves”
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School Assemblies and Classroom Presentations
and Programs
focus on citizenship, developmental assets,
virtues, School Wide Code of Conduct, Leader in
Me; Assertiveness Skills ; conflict resolution ,
peacemaking skills ( Elementary)
focus on Anti-Bullying, Cyberbullying, Red Cross
Beyond the Hurt Material ( Middle and High)
Jostens Pause Before You Post ( At Leo Hayes
High School)
Curriculum Connections :
You and Your World, PDCP, Literacy,…
Such as; Literature selections. Stories that build
character, picture books related to anti bullying
( Classroom session by Elementary Guidance
staff)
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How Full is Your Bucket ( self esteem)
My Secret Bully ( teaches about
relational aggression)
Nobody Knew ( children learn the
difference between tattling and telling)
Simon’s Hook ( teaches assertion skills)
Mean Jean the Recess Queen (
illustrates the different roles people
play in bullying situations)
HB Wigglebottom – learn about bullies
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District Anti-Bullying Initiatives
o Learning to Get Along series
o Don’t Laugh At Me
Second Step: A Violence Prevention
Curriculum- K to 9; The Second Step program
teaches social and emotional skills for violence
prevention. The program includes researchbased, teacher-friendly curricula, training for
educators, and parent-education components.
PDCP, Health, Language Arts,.. outcomes
BullySmart Skills and Program
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Peer Helper Programs and School Based Antibullying committees – school based
committees and/or groups that create posters,
promote friendly interactions and behaviours.
Examples:
a. Bullying Quilt
b. Anti-bullying bracelets
c. Bullying Report Form
d. School Based Neighbourhood Watch
program
e. Grade Level Assemblies
f. Pledge
g. Public Service Announcements
h. T-shirts
Red Cross - Beyond the Hurt Program - peer
facilitators trained to reach other students with the
right message about anti-bullying
Additional Information
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Safe Schools Week ( first week of October) provides an opportunity for school staff to
promote and highlight anti-bullying and safety issues - from cyber safety to personal safety.
Advisory Committee ; Responsible Use of Technology, Electronic Communication and
Social Media
Promotion of Theme Weeks and National event Days ;
o Nov. 13th-19th Bullying Awareness Week http://www.bullyingawarenessweek.org
and http://www.bullying.org/
o Blue Day - Dec. 17th , 2011 http://www.bullyingcanada.ca/
o Pink Day - Feb. 29th, 2012
http://www.pinkshirtday.ca/
o Random Acts of Kindness Week - Feb. 2012 http://randomactsofkindness.org/
o Behaviour Tracking Data - review of school and district data
Please note: Roots of Empathy is currently being offered in all four Districts