Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Southwest Junnior High along with Century Junior High, Forest Lake Elementary and Forest View Elementary schools are piloting the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program this year. We will be spending time in homeroom twice a week discussing bullying and ways to prevent it.

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is a multilevel, multicomponent designed to reduce and prevent bully/victim problems among students at school. School staff are largely responsible for indtoducing and implementing the program, and thier efforts are directed towards improving peer relations and making the school a safe and pleasant environment. The program , which was developed by Professor Dan Olweus (University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway) was identified by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (University of Colorad, Boulder) as one of ten Blueprint Programs for Violence Prevention. (Institue on Family and Neighborhood Life.)
What is Bullying?
A student is being bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time to negative actions on the part of one or more students. In bullying incidents, there is an imbalance in strength or pwer - a victim of bullying has a difficult time defending himself or herself. Bullying may be carried out through physical, verbal, or indirect means ( e.g., excluding students). Thus, bullying is characterized by three criteria
  • It is aggressive behavior or intentional "harmdoing"
  • It is carried out repeatedly and over time, and
  • It occurs within an interpersonal relationship characterized by an imbalance of power.
Southwest Junior High Bullying Behavior Consequences
Behavior
Step 1
Step2
Step 3
Teasing
Exclusion
Book Flopping
Spreading Rumors
Gestures
Formal Warning
Student calls parent
After School Detention
Students calls parent
One day ISS
Student calls parent
Tripping
Hitting/Fighting
Kicking
Shoving
Spitting
Harrassment
One day ISS
Student calls parent
One day OSS
One day ISS
Three days OSS
One day ISS
Consequences are at the discretion of the Administration
Resources
This list is presented as a starting point and is not intended to be exhaustive.

Olweus website

Teaching Tolerance

Stop Bullying Now

Bullying and Your Child
Created by The Nemours Foundation’s Center for Children’s Health Media

National Education Association

Committee for Children
Information on Bullying and Sexual Harassment
Committee for Children, Seattle,WA, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the safety, well-being, and social development of children.

International Education and Resource Network
The International Education and Resource Network is a non-profit global telecommunications community of over 5,000 primary and secondary schools and youth organizations in over 95 countries.

National School Safety Center (NSSC)

The ABC’s of Bullying: Addressing, Blocking and Curbing School Aggression
A fact Sheet