Culture and Climate Programs

Statistics show that 1 in 4 students report being bullied and that a child is bullied every 7 minutes.  Bullying behavior in schools can cause harm to students’ social and emotional well-being and be a significant barrier to learning.

 

Bullying is an intentional behavior that hurts, harms, or humiliates a student, either physically or emotionally, and can happen while at school, in the community, or online. Those bullying often have more social or physical “power,” while those targeted have difficulty stopping the behavior. The behavior is typically repeated, though it can be a one-time incident.

Source: PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center

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Effective school practices to prevent bullying include:

• reduce conditions that contribute to bullying at school (e.g. unsupervised areas)

• pursue school-wide approaches that establish a positive school culture and climate

• build on the foundation of school-wide approaches in implementing classroom     programs

• intervene to turn bullies around by directly addressing motivational and developmental concerns related to individuals who bully and those who support bullying

• respond to any problems experienced by those who are bullied and those who witness bullying.

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These practices can be implemented through a Comprehensive System of Learning Supports that promotes the necessary conditions for learning and addresses any barriers to learning.

Source- Center for Mental Health in Schools, UCLA

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