Bullying in any form will not be tolerated

All members of the school community are committed to ensuring a safe and happy school, so that personal growth and self esteem are promoted to assist in the achievement of learning outcomes

All members of the school community have the right to feel safe and be treated with respect within the school environment.
 

Desire to hurt

Action intended to hurt

Someone is hurt

There is an imbalance of power

It is unjustified

It is typically repeated

It is enjoyed by the perpetrator

Malicious and continual harassment

Threats of violence

Verbal threats in a gang

Verbal abuse such as name calling

physical violence such as hitting, punching, pushing

Using anything as a weapon, eg. Pencil, ruler, bag etc

Destroying another person’s property

Spreading rumours about another person

Taking another person’s possessions

Writing offensive material about a person on desks, walls etc

Teasing someone about their appearance or their racial background

Threatening to harm another person

Isolating others from a group

Sexual harassment

Raise awareness of bullying, its prevalence and harmfulness, in the whole school community

Implement curriculum-based personal development programs which will develop social skills, self esteem strategies to deal with bullying

Be role models in word and action at all times

Be observant and aware of signs of distress or suspected incidents of bullying

Make efforts to remove occasions for bullying by actively patrolling during supervision duty

Arrive at class on time

Listen and show empathy to someone who reports being bullied

Planning room to be utilised when bullying occurs in the playground

Follow up at a later date those who have been bullied to ensure the victims have not been subjected to more bullying.

Be encouraged to practise pro-social behaviour in our school

Let teachers know if they or someone else is being bullied

Ensure they are not bystanders to incidents of bullying but instead try to assist the person being bullied, if they feel they can do so without being hurt.

They need to support the whole school community’s stance against bullying

If necessary, they can discuss any problems their child may have at school with teaching staff

Work together with school staff to ensure that their child is happy at school.

Any bullying offence

Violence where someone is intentionally hurt

Verbal abuse of teachers

A situation where the teacher or child cannot deal with the problem at that time

Swearing

Repeated and persistent non compliance of a school rule

Leaving the school grounds

The child is sent to the planning room

Child fills out a planning sheet and the plan is discussed with the teacher

Entry is made onto the documentation cards which are kept in the planning room

Teacher who has sent a child to the planning room makes notification into a “planning room book” which will also be kept in the planning room

Teacher on planning room to check with this book to see that the child’s story and the teacher’s story are the same

When a child is sent to the planning room, another child accompanies that child to collect the planning room book so that the teacher can make an immediate entry into that book.

Grade leaders and class teachers will be notified if a child attends the Planning Room, if time allows

If a child fails to attend the Planning Room they will receive a Planning Card.

Cards will be issued for children attending the Planning Room to follow up and discuss the plan, restitution and course of action.