• The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Overview

      Even with a school's best efforts, bullying can affect the safety and well-being of the entire student population. In order to stop bullying, it needs to be addressed at every level of a student's experience. That's why the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is a school-wide program aimed at preventing or reducing bullying throughout the North Allegheny School District.

      Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Goals

      The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is designed to improve peer relations and make schools safer, more positive places for students to learn and develop. Goals of the program include:

      • Reducing existing bullying problems among students
      • Preventing new bullying problems
      • Achieving better peer relations at school

      Schools across the country and around the world have experienced positive results from the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. 

      Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Scope
       
      Backed by thirty-five years of research and successful, worldwide implementation, the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is a long-term, system-wide program for change involving program components at four levels:
       
      School Level Components:
      Establish a Bully Prevention Coordinating Committee
      Conduct committee and staff trainings
      Administer the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire schoolwide
      Hold staff discussion group meetings
      Introduce the school rules against bullying
      Review and refine the school's supervisory system
      Hold a school kick off event to launch the program
      Involve parents
       
      Individual Level Components:
      Supervise students' activities
      Ensure that all staff intervene on the spot when bullying occurs
      Hold meetings with students involved in bullying
      Hold meetings with parents of involved students
      Develop individual intervention plans for involved students
       
      Classroom Level Components:
      Post and enforce school-wide rules against bullying
      Hold regular class meetings
      Hold meetings with students' parents
       
      Community Level Components:
      Involve community members on the Bully Prevention Coordinating Committee
      Develop partnerships with community members to support our school's program
      Help to spread anti-bullying messages and principles of best practice in the community
       
Last Modified on October 24, 2017