23/03/2022
Anindya Pathshala - অনিন্দ্য পাঠশালা is making a vision to establish a school in Bangladesh & spread the message against bullying worldwide with such schooling environment. Are you joining us to make a positive & good impact on our future generation?
1. What is School Climate?
School climate is the overall quality and character of school life. A positive school climate goes a long way in preventing bullying in schools. Teachers and administrators can encourage a positive school climate by implementing the following:
2. Teach Kindness and Empathy
Children should know from an early age what effect their behavior has on others. They should be taught to see others’ perspectives to help them understand other people emotionally.
3. Identify Gateway Behaviors and Warning Signs
Teachers are often busy, but if time is spent identifying warning signs of bullying and stopping these small behaviors right away, future distress can be avoided. Examples of ‘gateway behaviors’ include eye-rolling, name-calling, prolonged staring, back turning, ignoring, and laughing cruelly or encouraging others to laugh.
4. Create Opportunities for Connections
Make the school or classroom feel like a community. When students feel that their peers are part of their group or community, they will be less likely to bully and more likely to stand up to other students bullying and breaking apart the community they helped build.
5. Use the Arts
The arts can be a powerful tool in helping students reflect and express themselves when it comes to bullying in schools. For example, students could write a creative story about bullying. There could be a competition to create artistic anti-bullying posters that will be put up around the school, and the top 3 receive a reward. The possibilities are endless.
6. Participate in Simulations
A fun interactive idea to help reduce bullying in school is having students participate in simulations together. Have a class act out a bullying situation together and explore alternative ways to handle conflict. This will increase their empathy and help them come together to come up with bullying solutions.
7. Bring Peaceful Solutions
Peaceful solutions are the answers to bullying, not spreading more hate. Do not bully a bully, or encourage hate or violence in the student being bullied.
8. Remove Labels, Address Behaviors
Labeling a child as a bully does not help the situation. Teachers and parents should look at bullying behaviors instead of identifying who is a “bully.”
9. Set Clear, Enforceable Rules
If bullying is a part of school and classroom rules, there is likely to be better prevention of bullying in schools. Rules should be in positive terms, cover multiple scenarios, and be age-appropriate.
10. Reward Positive Behavior
When students do something bad, they are called out. When a student does something good, it is important to bring attention to that as well. This shows the classroom that bad attention isn’t the only type of attention.
11. Use Open Communication
Communication is key with bullying prevention. When children feel like they can talk to adults in their community, they are more likely to report bullying, and to avoid bullying by working out their feelings verbally.
12. Monitor Hot Spots
Identify areas of school, or certain sites that seem to have lots of bullying incidents and have a class monitor or school staff patrol the area.
13. Each Child is Different
Remember that every child will respond differently to being bullied, and when reprimanded for bullying. Tailor your methods to the individual child.
14. Listen!
Ask questions, stay involved, and be in the know about what is happening at school.
15. Take Actions
If you find out that there is bullying happening at school, take steps to prevent it. Start by identifying the situation and brainstorming causes. Talk to your child if you are a parent, or all children involved if you are a teacher. Come up with an action plan to prevent the bullying, and clear next steps if this doesn’t stop.
16. Connect
Help your child or student connect with other friends by setting up playgroups, study sessions, or offering to drive them to friends’ houses on the weekends. The more connected your child is, the less likely they will be bullied.
17. Trust That Your Child Will Be Ok
It can be difficult to know that your own child is being bullied, but with your support and efforts, it can go away. Remember that with time, your child will be okay.
Anindya Pathshala; an initiative facilitated by Amra Notun Network.
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