Bullying

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"More than ever, teachers and administrators must be proactive in providing a physically and emotionally safe environment for learners. As the world watches the tragedy of school violence, bullying and teasing are important issues to tackle head-on. Many schools have adopted formal plans to resist bullying. By having a blueprint for how to handle these situations, many teachers have found that adversarial relations are greatly reduced. Start by making sure your expectations are clear. Have students model these expected behaviors in a controlled setting. Devise rewards and consequences for desired behaviors, and be consistent in applying them."


 * Anti-Bullying Strategies**

 Source: [|Bully-Proof Your Classroom]
 * Play a variety of games that let kids get to know each other. It is hard to objectify someone when you know all about them.
 * Peer Assistance Programs: Train selected kids to help with various classroom altercations, Lunchtime Detention
 * Communication!: Have an agenda where kids can write down incidents that happen throughout the week, and then once a week/month, have a class meeting where you discuss the issues/incidents and deal with them in an organized, mature way.
 * Have ZERO TOLERANCE for hurtful behavior.


 * Anti-Bullying Week**

Anti-Bullying Week is an annual event in the UK where schools focus on Bullying and how to prevent it. Throughout the week various conferences, seminars, and activities are done to teach kids about bullying and what they can do against it. Each Anti-Bullying week has a theme to it with the theme last year being "CyberBullying." If you would like to know more about this week then you may visit the following site: [|Anti-Bullying Week]