Research Questions

Does the Peaceful School Bus program reduce number of bus referrals?

Does the Peaceful School Bus program increase teacher & driver

confidence?

Does the Peaceful School Bus program increase the degree students

feel safe to ride the bus?

Quantitative• Collect data

on frequency and severity of bus incidences through bus referrals and suspensions.

• The bus referrals will be analyzed quarterly.

• The suspension data will be examined in April.

Qualitative• Reports of

bullying will be logged to analyze frequency and severity of bullying incidences

• The analysis of the reports will occur in April.

• Trends in the data will be examined.

Quantitative• Student ,

teacher, and driver surveys will be completed in April to examine their opinions of bullying on the bus.

• The surveys will take place in April.

Qualitative• Teacher

Interview data will be collected to examine their opinions of the program and how effective the program is for their students.

• The interviews will take place in April.

Year Bus Referrals Discipline Referrals Totals

2007-2008 81 75 156

2008-2009 56 44 101

2009-2010 25 28 53

2010-2011 33 26 59

2011-2012 37 39 76

2012-2013

*Data stopped at 3/15/13

17 18 35

None Once or twice 2 or 3 times a month About once a week

59

26

105

43

34

15

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Student View: Incidents of Bullying

How often have you been bullied on the bus in the past couple of months?How often have you reported an incident in the last couple of months?

Not confident Somewhat confident Confident Very confident0

13.79

48.28

37.93

03.45

37.93

58.62

Teacher Perspective: Ability to Handle Bullying

Do you feel confident in your abilities to handle bullying incidents?Do you feel the administration and the school counselor help you to solve bullying problems?

Bus Drivers 90% Confident

Almost never

Once and a while

Often Almost always

0

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25

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35

40

45

Student Confidence Levels in Adults

How often does your driver try to put a stop to it when a student is bullied on the bus?

How often does your teacher try to put a stop to it when a student is being bullied on the bus?

How often does your Prin-cipal, Assistant Principal, and/or school counselor try to put a stop to it when a student is being bullied on the bus?

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