Focus on Bullying: A Prevention Program for Elementary - Education

The following steps form a comprehensive and shared response to the
student who has bullied. Refer to the tracking form later in this section,
which models a process for staff to initiate an incident report and to
note which steps they have completed.
First Responders
1. Send students responsible for bullying to a predetermined location
(e.g, edge of playground, office, classroom) and advise them that
there will be follow-up.
� Initiate an incident report and alert an appropriate second responder.
Second Responder
� Gather additional information as required.
2. Identify and apply the appropriate level of intervention and respond
accordingly. (Details on how to identify and apply appropriate
levels of intervention are provided later in this section.)
� Complete the bullying incident tracking report.
Identifying and Applying Appropriate Levels of Intervention
The severity and duration of the bullying behaviour determines the
level of response required. The following pages describe a three-level
response system, based on the work of Gail Ryan at the University of
Colorado. Levels I and II are applied sequentially, while Level III may be
applied following Level II or it may be applied to any bullying situation
that is considered serious when it first comes to light.
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