Hostigamiento En La Escuela

Call it Safe
A parent guide for dealing with bullying in elementary schools

2003 Edition

BCCPAC

This guide is for parents of elementary school students and Parent Advisory Council (PAC) leaders. It will: answer some of the questions you may have about bullying, and give you information on what you need to know and do to help your children  provide information that your PAC can use towork with your school to help ensure that the school is safe.


This guide is also useful to others who wish to understand parents’ views on bullying, and help to raise awareness and promote effective programs.

In this guide, “child” or “student” means any person under the age of 19; “Parent” is used as it is defined in the BC School Act: a) the guardian of the person of the student orchild, b) the person legally entitled to custody of the student or child, or c) the person who usually has the care and control of the student or child.

This guide is also for others who may be acting as parents, including members of the extended family or friends.

The BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC) gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Province of BritishColumbia through the Ministry of Education.

Ministry of Education

Table of Contents
What is bullying? .......................................................................................................... 1 Who bullies? ...........................................................................................................2 What parents can do.................................................................................................... 3 Listen carefully to your child.................................................................................. 3 Decide how you can help ........................................................................................ 3 Work with the school.............................................................................................. 4 Use the right procedures ........................................................................................ 5 Gather support outside the school ......................................................................... 5 When your child is the victim ....................................................................................... 6 When your child is the bystander................................................................................. 7 When your child is the bully ......................................................................................... 7 Your right to appeal ...................................................................................................... 9 Self-help Guide........................................................................................................... 10 The role of the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) ............................................................ 12 How safe is your school? ............................................................................................ 13 What parents need to know: rights and responsibilities ............................................ 15 Recommendedreading and viewing ........................................................................... 17 Other resources ......................................................................................................... 18

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Call it Safe

What is bullying?
Some examples of bullying Physical: • slapping, hitting, pinching, punching, kicking • locking in a confined space • unwelcome touching •extortion Verbal: • name-calling • unwelcome teasing • taunting • spreading rumours, gossiping • racist or homophobic comments Social: • Excluding from a group • threatening or insulting graffiti • threatening notes, letters, emails, telephone calls • threatening words, actions or weapons

Students and parents expect schools to be safe, where students can learn and teachers can teach in a warm...