Guest Speaker; Bullying

What charaterizes school climate
how students and staff feel about their school

what does school culture mean
why they feel the way they do

Responsibility, restoration and respect
The three r's of relationship

students who feel connected to their schools are less likely to be aggressive or perpetrate violence

a respectful climate at school produces students who are safe, smart honest and responsible at school and online
psychological safety

people not programs build relationships

productive, contributing and satisfying life
who feel socially, emotionally and physically safe
where people feel engaged and respected

elbow discussion

physical environment; how does it look? safetly and cleanlyness, noise decibal,
social; do you feel acceptive, involved, fostering relationships
affective; do you feel like you are learning, making progress, do you feel like teachers care if you succeed

if it doesn't happen naturally, what can we do to foster it? Programs listed in the pamphlet, a safe supportive environment.

school climate and culture as an organizing data driven concept
protect children and promote social learning

don't be a bystander be an upstander; intervene, be safe but proactive

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homicide, assualt invilving injury or weapons, rape, sexual assault, taking indeccent liberties with a minor
assault on school personel
alchohol
drugs
bomb threats
posession of weapon or bomb


are we providing an opportunity for restoration?

Restorative actions
-address needs of target and agressor
-give the target a voice
-holds agressors accountable
provides opprtunities for amends
-encourages reconciliation and restores relationships
-develop plan to adresss emotional distress
-discuss sources of strength and plan to tap into them
evaluate to determine effectiveness and need for continuing or corrective actions

why is it important to understand the link between student behavior and student climate?
if you know what the link is you can decrease the negative aspects that could promote the behavior and the climate

what aspects of school climate promote bullying and peer harassment
-size
-teacher relationships
-problems brought from home
-lack of knowledge about the situation as a whole (don't know how to handle bullying)

What might discourage these behaviors?
--building relationships with students
-students relationship with other students
-school connectedness

we want students to devleop strong character and values, qualities that drive in a postive way the way we behave. THis includes compassion, honesty and fairness, and others

We need each kid to feel like the world is magical, and for that we need to help them.