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What
is the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP)?
Goals of OBPP
Test Your Bullying Knowledge! True/False Quiz
What
is the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program?
The Olweus
Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) is the most researched and best-known
bullying prevention program available today. With over 35 years of
research and successful implementation all over the world, OBPP is a whole
school program that has been proven to prevent or reduce bullying
throughout a school setting.
OBPP is used at the school, classroom, and individual levels and includes methods to reach out to parents and the community for involvement and support. School administrators, teachers, and other staff are primarily responsible for introducing and implementing the program. These efforts are designed to improve peer relations and make the school a safer and more positive place for students to learn and develop.
Goals
of OBPP:
1. To reduce
existing bullying problems among students.
2. To prevent the development of new bullying problems.
3. To achieve better peer relations at school.
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Rules of OBPP:
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 someone is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.
Test
Your Bullying Knowledge!
True or False?
1. Studies suggest that fewer than 10% of children are involved in bully/victim problems in elementary or middle school.
2. Children are more likely to be bullied in middle school than in elementary school.
3. Most bullying is physical in nature.
4. Boys are more likely than girls to be involved in cyber-bullying.
5. The vast majority of children who are bullied tell a teacher or other member of the school staff.
6. Most students who observe bullying don’t think they should get involved.
7. Bullying is just as likely on the way to and from school as during school hours.
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Parent Role - What YOU can do!
Become involved.
Talk to your kids about his/her bullying experiences.
Tell your child to never ignore the bullying.
Do not encourage physical retaliation.
Report bullying to a teacher, counselor, principal immediately.
Work closely with school personnel to help solve the problem.
Encourage your child to become involved with positive activities within the school.
Make sure your child has a safe and loving home environment.
1. False—Studies suggest that more than 10% of children are involved in bullying.
2. False—Students are more often bullied in elementary school.
3. False—Most bullying is done in other ways (i.e. exclusion, cyber-bullying)
4. False—Studies suggest that cyber-bullying happens more often between girls.
5. False—Many children do not report bullying to school staff.
6. False—Students want to get involved, but they do not know how.
7. False—Bullying most often happens at school.