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Social Emotional Learning Responsive Classroom & Community

Meeting (K-5) Advisory & Developmental Designs

(Gr. 6-8)

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

Lawrence School: A Safe, Just & Caring Community

2+Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Key Components

School-wide Bullying Prevention Rules

Weekly Class Meetings Specialists join monthly

On the Spot Intervention “Say Something, Do Something”

For More Information, see Parent Brochure at: http://lawrenceschoolbrookline.org/olweus-bullying-prevention-program/

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1. We will not bully others.

2. We will try to help students who are bullied.

3. We will try to include students who are left out.

4. If we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.

Our School’s Bullying Prevention Rules

4+Definition of Bullying(M.G.L. c. 71 section 370)

“Bullying”, the repeated use by one or more students or by a member of a school staff including, but not limited to, an educator, administrator, school nurse, cafeteria worker, custodian, bus driver, athletic coach, advisor to an extracurricular activity or paraprofessional of a written, verbal or electronic expression or a physical act or gesture or any combination thereof, directed at a victim that: (i) causes physical or emotional harm to the victim or damage to the victim’s property; (ii) places the victim in reasonable fear of harm to himself or of damage to his property; (iii) creates a hostile environment at school for the victim; (iv) infringes on the rights of the victim at school; or (v) materially and substantially disrupts the education process or the orderly operation of a school. For the purposes of this section, bullying shall include cyber-bullying.

5+Olweus Class Meetings

Weekly class meetings will take place with one meeting per month scheduled on a Friday during the community meeting or advisory slot as specialists will be assigned to a classroom and asked to attend/co-plan at least one class meeting a month.

Goals: Build a sense of class cohesion and community.

Teach the rules and consequences of bullying-like and bullying behaviors.

Help students understand their role in unkind bullying-like and bullying situations.

Address bullying-like issues as they arise.

6+On the Spot Intervention

All staff follow the On The Spot Intervention Steps to intervene, to protect a student who is being treated unkindly.

1. Stop the bullying-like behaviors

2. Support the student being treated unkindly

3. Name the unkind behavior and refer to the four anti-bullying rules

4. Empower the bystanders with appreciation of their support or how to act in the future.

5. Follow through by filling out Lawrence Behavior form and according to steps in “LOTSI and Follow Through” guidelines.

6. Take steps to prevent future negative interactions