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School Anti-Bullying Program Yields Quick Results
The pro-social, anti-bullying program introduced at
Wampus School has already had dramatic
results, a survey has revealed. There is less bullying,
fewer bullies, and more children are prepared to take
action to help someone who is being bullied.
The Bully Coach School Program aims to
change the overall school climate through education and
training of all staff, students, and parents on bullying
behavior and the role of the bystander.
The program included lessons on effective
coping methods to deal with bullying issues, conflict
resolution skills, and actions to take to stop a
bullying episode. Similarly, students who exhibited
bullying behavior were taught alternative skills.
Research data was obtained anonymously and randomly
at the beginning of the school year and was followed up
by data gathering from the same students at the
completion of the program.
The research revealed that the number of victims of
physical bullying dropped from 47 to 35 percent, and
those report only "now and then" incidences. No student
reported daily or "a lot" of bullying - a report that
compares well to the national average of 10 percent -
and reflects a drop at Wampus from 7 percent at the
beginning of the school year.
The number of students who, at the beginning of the
year, admitted to bullying (24 percent) dropped by 10
percentage points and students willing to help another
student who was bullied increased from 35 percent to 61
percent. Initially, 13 percent of students said they
couldn't do anything (such as intervene or tell an
adult) when a peer was bullied. By the year's end only 2
percent felt they couldn't help in any way.
Dr. Haber, the Program originator and director
reported "the results show the effectiveness of a
school-based and community program aimed at teaching
children skills to help each other when bullying occurs.
The concept of using "bystander training", which allows
all students who observe bullying to get involved and
stop the problem is an important character education
issue. Children who are taught friendship, caring,
cooperation and conflict resolution skills can truly
make a difference. The results of the study reveal that
children can be helped to feel safe and secure when we
all work together and look out for one another."
Success was also reported in improving the quality of
the children's school environment by making bullying
opportunities less available through increased
monitoring by teachers and aides: In the children's
opinions, bullying in hallways was cut by more than half
and in the cafeteria it was almost eliminated. In the
playground, 27 percent of students said it still
happened (down from 76 percent) and in restrooms the
percentage dropped from 17 to three.
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