There are many programs designed to curb bullying in elementary school classrooms. However, according to an article in School Psychology Review (2003), most bullying happens during break times at lunch and on the playground, usually where trained teachers are not present. For an anti-bullying campaign to be successful, it is necessary to include ALL STAFF members in the process (Leff, Power, Costigan, Manz, 2003).
According to the National Association of School Psychologists (2019) any stand alone bullying prevention program are not effective long term. What is effective is a comprehensive, sustainable approach that is integrated school wide and provides evidence based services and strategies to schools. To begin, here are some things to
According to Dr. Katheryn Havercroft in her presentation at Eastern Illinois University, there is a need to have a bullying prevention program that goes along with the language and philosophy of PBIS for it to be easy for staff to implement, leading to it's success for students (2015, January 15).
PBIS Bullying Handbook Overview- Primary Education
Adaptation for Secondary Education