Bullying Students Physical And Emotional Safety

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Bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional safety at school and can negatively impact their ability to learn. According to U.S. surveys, more than 70 percent of all students report seeing some sort of bullying in their schools with 41 percent reporting seeing it on a weekly basis. Students also report problems with negatively worded anti-bullying messages which flatly told them what not to do. Messages such as "don't be a bully" and "bullying is wrong" are often ignored by students. Schools may choose to implement formal evidence-based programs or curricula. But how effective are these programs? Some suggests that anti-bullying programs work best for younger students but, for students in Grade Eight or above, may actually be counterproductive. …show more content…

Whether it be through staff meetings, or training sessions. It is important for school employees and volunteers to understand accurate definitions of bullying and school procedures, timetables and expectations for the in-school reporting of observed bullying incidents. Teachers and principals consistently underestimate the amount of bullying that takes place under their radar–on playgrounds, in hallways, even in classrooms. Teachers want to help stop bullying, but they don’t know how. Most try to help, but few receive training on how to do so. They need to be trained for this sort of thing, and be able to stop it from happening again, considering that is the goal after …show more content…

Programs encourage students to intervene when they see a child being bullied in school or in their neighbourhood. Most studies indicate that the actual benefits of these programs may be small at best and that their overall impact may not be as great as schools hope. Students often reported that the posters and teacher presentations used to educate students about bullying tended not to be helpful in engaging students, especially if students found it boring. One Grade Eight girl said that "after you read posters like four times, you really don't want to read them anymore." Since bullying is often seen as something that only affects "younger kids", older students often appear visibly bored during anti-bullying presentation, something that younger students see and imitate. Ultimately, what really determines whether anti-bullying programs are effective is how well the anti-bullying guidelines are followed in

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