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Cons: I think that the only con would be that the path an educator would have to take to help a
student like Abdul become a self-advocate is different. There are different needs that need to be
met, and teachers need to make sure they become familiar with these facts.
Barbara Coloroso (2002) suggests 7 steps in dealing with the child who bullies. This set of steps
has been chosen because of its effectiveness in dealing immediately with an act of bullying
through discipline but it also provides steps for helping a child who bullies with overcoming that
behaviour. It allows the child to understand what he/she is doing wrong and more importantly
helps change the attitudes and develops empathy, a trait that is normally missing from a child
who bullies.
How to help the bystanding peers of the child who is being bullied?
According to the Region of Peel Public Health Department a bystander should:
Know the 3 R’s of dealing with bullying:
• Recognize bullying behaviour
• Refuse to be bullied and
• Report bullying behaviour.
This approach can be used by both students who are being bullied and those who witness
bullying. Along with intervention strategies, prevention strategies can be used to refuse
bullying. (i.e. stay away from bullies, don’t play alone and act confident).
Davis (2007) states that teachers can help bystanders take action by:
• Helping them see that their silence makes aggressive students more powerful and
contributes to the harm done to the target
• Model positive behaviour for them through our own actions
• Protect them from retaliation
• Encourage them to tell adults about the cruel behaviour they see
• Help them find ways to reach out in friendship to targets of bullying and isolated peers.
Who is involved in awhole-school approach to stop bullying and what are the benefits?
In regards to whole-school approaches, Beane (2009) explains that bullying prevention programs
also seek “to create peaceable, caring environments in which students and adults feel
psychologically, emotionally, and physically safe and all adults and students model self-control,
acceptance of others, kindness, empathy, and respect”.
Benefits to using whole-school approaches:
• All students learn that bullying in their school will not be tolerated at all (part of
school philosophy).
• All staff/school personnel deal with bullying issues in similar ways which follow
consistent, clear policies and procedures.
• Prevention strategies using the whole school approach helps to reduce bullying
incidents in the school as a whole.
• Students are actively involved in helping keep their school safe, respectful, and
caring.
• Everyone in the school community works together to ensure a safe and caring
school community. Everyone's role is equally important.