Olweus+Program

=Olweus Anti-Bullying Program=

The Olweus Program is:
Olweus defines bullying when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending himself or herself.
 * Designed for all students
 * Preventive and responsive
 * Focused on changing norms and restructuring the school setting
 * Research-based
 * Not time-limited; Requires systematic efforts over time

The Key Components of Bullying Behavior:

 * 1) Involves an aggressive behavior
 * 2) Typically involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time
 * 3) Imbalance of power or strength

Goals of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

 * (By sytemically implementing the program, we at PHS will...)**
 * Reduce any existing bullying problems among our students
 * Prevent the development of new bullying problems
 * Achieve better peer relations at school

School Rules About Bullying

 * 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.

On the spot interventions

 * Stop the bullying
 * Support the student who has been bullied
 * Name the bullying behavior and refer to the school rules
 * Empower the bystanders
 * Impose immediate and appropriate consequences
 * Take steps to ensure the bullied student will be protected from future bullying.