Bullying and Harassment Prevention

Is your school prepared?

Bullying can happen anywhere. Is your school prepared?

Does your school promote respectful behaviour?
Do you know how to respond to incidents of bullying and harassment?
Do you know what the different types of bullying are?
Do you know the difference between bullying and harassment?
Do you know how often bullying happens in schools across Canada?
Are you teaching students about cyber safety?
Do you have clear policies and guidelines outlined to help adults intervene effectively with incidents of disrespectful behaviour including bullying and harassment?
Are you talking about issues of bullying and harassment in classes and assemblies? Are you providing easily accessible, age-appropriate information?
Are you addressing the issue of children and youth as bystanders?

Bullying and Harassment Prevention Programs

The Canadian Red Cross’ Beyond the Hurt program supports a school or organization-wide approach to preventing bullying and building empathy and respect.

Definitions of Bullying and Harassment

Bullying is a form of aggression where there is a power imbalance; the person doing the bullying has power over the person being victimized.

Facts on Bullying and Harassment

Bullying, cyberbullying and harassment jeopardize learning.

Cyberbullying

How can educators help protect kids from cyberbullying? Before implementing prevention programs, schools need to assess the problem in their school by looking at gender and grade level trends, as well as the medium where most electronic aggression is occurring.