How Schools in the GTA Deal with Bullying

I am an observer. I take note of how people behave and evaluate how their behaviour affects how their school deals with bullying.

I have been running my Kids 4 Kids Leadership Programs and offering my bullyfreeME school assemblies to schools in the GTA area for 17 years. In that time I have made observations on how individual schools and school boards handle bullying. There have been many incredible administrators, teachers and parents who have had a positive impact on their schools and have impacted their students effectively. Their focus has been to do whatever it takes to help their children. This is how it should be.

A school in the Halton Board, Alexander's Public School, has created a school envionment where children are encouraged to pursue their skills at helping themselves and others. The teachers provide leadership clubs and opportunities that nourish a child's desire to get attention for helping their community. The teachers volunteer their time at lunch and after school to make sure that every possible opportunity is available to their students. This could not be done without the support of an incredible administration and support staff. The staff at this school exemplify the word, "TEAM." Their agenda is simple: What can we do together to help our students. This team philosophy has been modeled and reinforced by the principal of this school and his team.

I see incredible opportunities for children created in many of the school boards that are part the Greater Toronto area. There are parents running leadership clubs at lunch, speer heading workshops for their school families and helping to cut through school board policies that don't always put the child first.

Please stay tune for my next Blob. I will discuss the situations I have seen that need to be addressed and changed if we ever want to help ALL children deal with bullying effectively.