Bullying Prevention for Schools

A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing a Successful ANTI-BullyING Program

Bullying can be found in every school system, school, and classroom. It is destructive to the well-being of students, creates unsafe schools, and impacts learning. School personnel, parents, and others are increasingly realizing the importance of putting effective anti-bullying strategies and policies in place that will create safe, caring, and peaceful schools where all students feel a sense of belonging and acceptance. Based on Allan L. Beane's proven Bully Free7reg; Program, Bullying Prevention for Schools is a step-by-step guide to implementing an anti-bullying program in individual schools or throughout a district.

In Bullying Prevention for Schools, Dr. Beane details how to:

• Implement training for school personnel and volunteers and awareness sessions for students, parents, and the community
• Establish policies, rules, behavioral expectations, discipline rubrics, and response plans
• Prepare intervention and prevention strategies
• Develop a plan to actively include, involve, and empower students, parents, and the community
• And much more

Bullying Prevention for Schools also contains a wealth of reproducible documents and forms, such as surveys, statement sheets, and intervention questionnaires.

About This Book v

Acknowledgments vii

The Author ix

Introduction 1

Step 1 Establish and Train the Bully Free Program Team and Develop the Program Time Line 4

Step 2 Provide Bully Free Awareness Training for School Personnel and Volunteers 13

Step 3 Provide a Bully Free Awareness Assembly for All Students 16

Step 4 Provide a Bully Free Awareness Presentation for Parents and the Community 19

Step 5 Develop a Program Evaluation Plan and Determine the Status of Bullying in the School 22

Step 6 Develop the Bully Free Program Mission Statement, Objectives, Slogan, and Logo 32

Step 7 Implement a Bully Free Curriculum 43

Step 8 Develop and Implement the Bully Free Program Administrative Strategies Plan and Policies 52

Step 9 Establish the Bully Free Rules and Behavioral Expectations 67

Step 10 Develop the Discipline Rubrics and Adopt Prosocial (Nonpunitive) Strategies 83

Step 11 Develop the Response Plan 93

Step 12 Identify the High-Risk Locations and Times and Develop and Implement a Coordinated and Monitored Supervision Plan and Schedule, as Well as a Reporting and Information Exchange System 109

Step 13 Train School Personnel, Volunteers, and Other Key Individuals to Adhere to Policies, Procedures, Discipline Rubrics, Prosocial Strategies, and Response Plans 128

Step 14 Conduct a Meeting with Adults and an Assembly Program for Students to Increase Awareness and Involvement 132

Step 15 Develop and Implement a Student Involvement and Empowerment Plan 142

Step 16 Develop and Implement Parent and Community Involvement and Education Plans 147

Step 17 Review and Confirm the Implementation and Completion of Program Components and Activities 154

Step 18 Readminister the Survey Instruments, Analyze Pre- and Post-Data, and Make Improvements 157

Step 19 Celebrate Success and Plan for Next Year 161

Appendix A Description of the Bully Free Program 163

Appendix B Overview of Bullying—Handouts and Fact Sheets 175

Appendix C Bully Free Survey Instruments 191

Appendix D Example Anti-Bullying Policy 211

Appendix E Bully Free Discipline Rubrics and Blank Rubric Forms 225

Appendix F The Bully Free Response Plan Forms for Students Bullying Students 269

Bibliography 283

Index 289

ALLAN L. BEANE, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, trainer, and author on the subject of bullying with more than 34 years of experience in education. He is the author of several anti-bullying books and resources, including Protect Your Child from Bullying from Wiley. For more information, visit www.bullyfree.com.

Bullying Prevention for Schools A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing a Successful ANTI-BULLYING Program

Bullying can be found in every school system, school, and classroom. It is destructive to the well-being of students, creates unsafe schools, and impacts learning. School personnel, parents, and others are increasingly realizing the importance of putting effective anti-bullying strategies and policies in place that will create safe, caring, and peaceful schools where all students feel a sense of belonging and acceptance. Based on Allan L. Beane's proven Bully Free^® Program, Bullying Prevention for Schools is a step-by-step guide to implementing an anti-bullying program in individual schools or throughout a district.

In Bullying Prevention for Schools, Dr. Beane details how to:

• Implement training for school personnel and volunteers and awareness sessions for students, parents, and the community
• Establish policies, rules, behavioral expectations, discipline rubrics, and response plans
• Prepare intervention and prevention strategies
• Develop a plan to actively include, involve, and empower students, parents, and the community
• And much more

Bullying Prevention for Schools also contains a wealth of reproducible documents and forms, such as surveys, statement sheets, and intervention questionnaires.

"I recommend this book and the Bully Free Program without reservation. District administrators, school principals, counselors, and teachers will find this informative and resource-packed book extremely helpful in developing a school or district-wide anti-bullying program." —CATHY BARNARD, principal, Anchorage Public School, Anchorage, Kentucky

"This book is the most complete and comprehensive step-by-step guide for schools to use to implement an anti-bullying program. It provides administrators, teachers, parents, and students with a tremendous bank of clear and practical strategies, activities, and resources for working together to identify, prevent, and stop bullying." —SHARON MORGAN, coordinator of staff and professional development, Constellation Schools, Parma, Ohio