Yrdsb's Safe Schools Agreement

Our school aims to provide a healthy balance between recognition and consequences. Pupils should learn to expect recognition for positive behaviour and fair and consistently applied consequences for inappropriate behaviour.

Opinions on how to promote school safety on campus remains a topic of debate among conservatives and liberals. While conservatives may feel that increasing the amount of security such as SROs on campus would deter crime, liberals may view this measure as counterproductive as it can fuel the school-to-prison pipeline.

Recently, the Safe Schools Coalition, a program funded by the federal government to promote the acceptance of LGBTI children, has been questioned by politicians and some members of the community on the appropriateness of the program. Consequently, the issue of whether or not the Safe Schools Coalition should be supported has arisen, and is discussed in the opinion piece “Safe Schools Coalition – what is the Christian Right afraid of?” published on the 26th of February 2016 in The Conversation (Australia). The editor, Timothy W Jones, supports the Safe Schools Coalition program, and uses rational and critical tones to outline to parents how conservatives are misleading when attacking the Safe Schools Coalition.

The National Safe Schools Framework (2014) states that a comprehensive and systematic approach to SEWB in educational settings may contribute to improved behaviour, higher academic achievement and better health and social outcomes. A supportive and connected school culture is recognised by the inclusion and involvement of students, teachers and parents to the school. Processes are inclusive, relationships are respectful of persons and their rights, and relevant actions are planned for both formal and informal learning. School staff require training and support within the school to respond and prevent bullying. This is an essential part of a school's approach to countering bullying understanding the school's strengths, needs, gaps and aims.

Schools are having to update their code of conduct because of new circumstances that the schools face. Schools have to consider every aspect, otherwise the schools may find themselves being sued by the student’s parents. Bullying and harassment has increased throughout the years. Not only that, but it has become more severe. Teenagers have committed suicide because of this. There used to only be bullying face-to-face. However, because of technology and social media, bullies are now able to bully and harass others without having to be next to the person. Schools used to not have any control of what happened to students outside of school, but because of many furious parents suing schools for not doing anything, these schools have to consider

The increasing debates amoungst politicians and community members about the ‘All of Us’ program run by the Safe School Coalition has people questioning the appropriateness of the program being displayed to teens. In the opinion article ‘Safe Schools Coalition: what is the Christian Right afraid of?’ published in ‘The Conversation’ on the 25th of Febuary 2016 Timothy W Jones a senior lecturer of History at La Trobe University contends that, sex education and anti-bullying programs are put into place to help young adults who identify as LGBTI feel safe and that the Right are stuck on old ideologies. In a passionate, balance and riduculing tone, Jones targets the Australian public and the Christian Right to understand the legitimacy of the program.

The article looks at the different groups that are involved in bullying and how they affect the situation. Some are knowingly involved and participating in the act of bullying while others participate without even realizing it. The article shows a good understanding of the issue of bullying and informs the reader of what to look for and how to prevent it. The author helps us to understand the bully and what causes a person to bully, it also shows why some kids get bullied and how bystanders can contribute or prevent it. I think this article gives good incite and ideas on how to combat or prevent bullying. I will add this article to my tool box and will use it in the classroom to create an open and honest conversation about bullying. We will create peer responsibility through peer intervention and will build a classroom culture that encourages team work and group support. Using this article the students will understand the implications of their actions and will know how to change the path of the bullied. They will understand how being a bystander also contributes to the situation. They will know what actions to take in the prevention of bullying in their lives and those around

When parents take out their frustration with the child at home, the child then uses that form of temper towards another child at school in return. When parents are dumbfounded where their child may be throughout the day has shown those children partake in bullying as well. When parents show too much praise to a child at home, the child then feels everything they do should be praised. In that case the child feels even bullying another peer results in a praiseworthy moment. In return, some children with low self-esteem have actually been the children to bully others. They use bullying to provide a guard for them to not look as an “easy target” to others at school. Parents should be very involved in their child’s life, because many children have been suicidal due to being bullied in school. Bullying is not part of being in school, and the belief that there is nothing that can be done to stop bullying, but there is a way to stop it, and it should be stopped in every school. Parents, teachers and children should not sit back when this issue is happening. Each person should take a stand to prevent this problem from

I will use this source to support a point made in my thesis regarding the effects, which bullying can cause to the bullies. The source does a great job defining the problem at hand and how it can affect everyone including victims, bullies, and bystanders. This information will be used to inform parents of the effects bullying can have on their child, more specifically the bully. This will support my argument that when a parent isn’t held accountable or do their job as parents, it can result in their child having effects into their

Bullying has become a serious problem and students should know how to act and not be disrespectful to others. The article “ The School Bus Bullying Video Shows the Problem with Schools,Not Parents” by Shaw explains that parents are not responsible for their kids and school is for their act and behavior. Parents are always repsponsiboe for their kids. I disagree with Shaw’s opinion that school is responsible for the students because the parents are the one who is.

Throughout this entire semester we have been discussing safe schools and safe-school planning. In order to take our school and students to the next level we must understand the facts and data which are obtained through process of assessment and evaluation. Safety planning data is very essential and it is vital for us to be able to understand and properly evaluate data. For instance data from surveys or community forums can be used to draw a correlation to the safety of the school. Generally as groups cooperate to forestall wrongdoing with "Neighborhood Watch" programs, local residents can assemble to make schools more secure. Such efforts target community residents without school-age children. It is vital to communicate to this critical group that they do have direct as well as indirect relationships to local schools. Public opinion polls suggest that the more citizens are involved in schools, the more likely people are to have a favorable

The School (HHS) policies that I have selected to analyse have been developed to reflect the school’s purpose and values. The school’s purpose, as outlined in their 2017 Staff Handbook (Appendix 1. page 3) is to: “provide engaging and dynamic learning experiences for all students within a caring school community that nurtures individuals and motivates them to reach their full academic and personal potential.” Key values for the school are respect, responsibility, relationships and teamwork (). The focus of this assessment task are on the HHS Student Code of Conduct and the Staff and Volunteer Code of Conduct. These two policies clearly set out the rights and responsibilities of both staff and students (Appendix 1. page 3).

This paper is a peer review academic critique of parent involvement modeling written by Laura Crothers, Jered Kolbert, and Danielle Schultz (2010) entitled: Bullying prevention and parent involvement modeling. The purpose of this article is parent involvement being used in a bullying program. My evaluating/ critique of this article is to study the involvement of parents being a positive role model in children’s lives. My main concern is to find ways that will help children who is being bullied by their peers.

If everyone does their part, bullying will become a thing of the past. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and equality. “All men are created equal.” This is a quote from George Washington, the United State’s first president. It means we are all the same in worth. No one is above or below someone else. No one should be harassed, no one should be neglected, and no one should be alone. Treat others the way you want to be

Recognizing the multitude of negative effects resulting from the widespread phenomenon of bullying, the Steps to Respect: A Bullying Prevention Program (STR) has formulated a solution. As this program incorporates a social-ecological approach to countering bullying in schools, it focuses its efforts on the school as a whole as well as peers and individuals. The founding belief of STR is that bullying continues to be widespread as a result of peers, their attitudes and behaviors in relation to bullying, and existing bullying norms. Thus, efforts are made to increase empathy for victims of bullying, to change attitudes about bullying, and to teach students the importance of taking appropriate action against any form of bullying they witness. As prior implementations of STR have shown promising results in preventing bullying, the current study sought to answer three questions regarding the effects of STR on the social-ecological context of the school, on the way teachers interpret students ' behavior, and on the way students perceive the school 's atmosphere, personnel, and school connectedness. The study also attempted to examine the overall effectiveness of STR in reducing bullying as supported by prior studies.