Bullying

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) prevents or reduces bullying in elementary, middle and junior high schools (with students ages five to fifteen). OBPP is not a curriculum, but a program that deals with bullying at the schoolwide, classroom, individual, and community levels. Click here for more information.

FISD Goals for Schools

• Create a safe learning environment for all students by re-establishing civility and delivering proactive antidotes to school violence and bullying.

• Improve academic achievement by engaging students’ hearts, heads and hands in the learning process.

• Provide students with social/emotional education that is both colorblind and culturally relevant.

• Train adults to inspire, equip and empower students to affect permanent positive change.

All of the elementary schools do effective classroom guidance on tattling vs. reporting; social skills group sessions, etc. Resources available include:

• Bully Free Classroom - Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8 by Allan L. Beane

• Bully Wheel - Ways to Stop Teasing and Bullying

• "Bullies are a Pain in the Brain" – curriculum used at the elementary level, created by Trevor Romain

• Second Step Prevention Curriculum, which covers Bullying, Tobacco, Conflict Resolution, Substance Abuse, Sexting, etc. is used by several of our elementary and middle schools

Our district also provides www.ChooseToCare.com or the hotline number 877-277-3812 as an option for members of our school community (students, parents, administrators, teachers, etc.) to offer valuable information that they might otherwise choose to keep to themselves. Choose To Care helps ensure that our schools will remain safe for all.  In addition to Choose To Care, FISD has an app with a school specific bully report component.

FISD employs three Student Assistant Coordinators, one Safe Schools Coordinator and one Parental Support Coordinator. The Role of the Student Assistance Coordinator is to assist students in finding ways to feel safe, to belong, and to be confident in achieving success. The goal of the Parental Support Coordinator is to support, encourage, and educate the parents of Frisco ISD as they partner with the district to aid in the success of all students. Both of these positions include bully prevention education.

Administrators, Counselors, Student Assistant Coordinator and Parental Support Coordinators will continue to providing education to students, staff, and parents on topics such as bullying prevention, mental health, drug prevention, sensitive topics, and healthy relationships.

Campuses will continue to develop individual plans and programs related to bullying prevention and intervention using the resources and support available. In addition to the district survey, many will conduct their own “needs assessment;” will adopt a statement of belief regarding views toward bullying; will develop minimum and maximum consequences based on levels/severity of bullying; and will train students and staff on ways to report. Staff will have ongoing support for investigating and documenting reported incidents and how to intervene when witnessing incidents.