Responsibility of Worrall Elementary School:

Bully-Free: It's Our Responsibility!

            Worrall Elementary School is proud to have initiated a Bullying Prevention Program, based on the program created by Dr. Dan Olweus of the University of Bergen in Norway. The Bullying Prevention Program includes school-wide and classroom-level activity, individual interventions with bullies and victims and community involvement. This violence prevention program combines the effort of all school staff (including teachers, principals, guidance counselors, cafeteria workers, custodians and bus drivers), as well as students, parents and other members of the community to reduce bullying and other violent behavior.
Worrall's efforts include:0

• Training of all staff

• Establishing a Bullying Prevention Coordinating Committee of teachers, staff and parents

• Administering the Bully/Victim Survey to determine when and where bullying occurs and increasing supervision

• Establishing school-wide rules and applying consistent sanctions against bullying

• Rewarding children for pro-social behaviors

• Holding regular classroom meetings to discuss bullying and other behavioral issues

• Making use of videos, books and other resources on bullying

• Holding school-wide assemblies

• Identifying bullies and victims of bullying in order to address their individual needs