K-PAC-Bullying -at-school

Bullying at School

If you have concerns about your child and bullying, you can contact your child's grade counselor re this matter.

(Info from 2003-4)

There is a handout sheet titled 'Preventing Bullying: What Parents Can Do' from The Vancouver School Board, Focus on Bully Prevention

The co-ordinator of abuse prevention at the Vancouver School Board is Jan Sippel.

The safe schools co-ordinator at the Vancouver School Board is Lisa Pedrini.

INFORMATION EVENT ON BULLYING – NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES: SCHOOL BULLYING, GENDER AND
HEALTH – THURSDAY, MAY 6TH, 2010, 5:00 PM, LITTLE NEXT (1716 CHARLES STREET, VANCOUVER)
The event is free, but space is limited so please RSVP to Lindsay Wallace at: IHDCYH-IDSEA@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Bullying research clearly shows it hurts victims, as well as the bullies. Research also reveals that our gender affects how
we bully and how bullying affects us. High school students across BC report alarming rates of bullying and peer violence.
These experiences are shaped by gender and other factors like ethnicity, sexual orientation, and social context. Knowing
this information, how can we stop bullying? How can we make our schools and communities safer for youth? And, how
can we prevent verbal, social, physical, sexual and cyber-bullying? Join us for an interactive discussion on these issues!
The expert speakers featured at the Café are:
- Dr. Marlene Moretti, Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
- Steve Mulligan, Anti-homophobia and Diversity Consultant, Vancouver School Board
- Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc, Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
The event is moderated by Zena Sharman, Assistant Director, CIHR Institute of Gender and Health. This event is hosted
by the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health. The
venue is wheelchair accessible. If you have accessibility needs, please contact the organizers and we will do our best to
accommodate you.

INTERNATIONAL “STAND UP TO BULLYING” DAY – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." -Ghandi
International Stand Up to Bullying Day is a special event in which participants wear a pink "pledge" shirt to take a visible, public
stance against bullying. The goal is to address bullying and create peer based support. All shirts will be delivered to C block
classes on the morning of November 21st. Stand Up Kitsilano!
Organized by Kits student council.

http://www.standupday.com

In the autumn of 2003 the VSB sponsored a lecture by Michelle Borba, "Raising Socially Responsible Kids - Moral Intelligence: teaching Kids to Do the Right Thing.". http://www.micheleborba.com/
The VSB will host another session with Michelle Borba 7-9pm Oct. 7, 2004 at Gladstone Secondary Auditorium, 4105 Gladstone Street.

A Manual produced by BC-CPAC and the Ministry of Education: "Call it Safe - A parent guide for dealing with harassment and intimidation in secondary schools"
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/sco/resources.htm

http://www.safeteen.ca
The safeteen program is (used to be?) provided to Kits grade 10 students

Internet Safety Guidelines including information about 'web bullying', see the sections
Notes for pre-teens and teens
and
Notes for parents

http://gladstone.vsb.bc.ca/
click on 'PAC'
click on ' NEW! PARENT INFO Affect of media, Cyberbullying, Survey'

http://www.iss-bc.ca/
The Institute for Safe Schools (ISS) of BC, located at the University College of the Fraser Valley, is an interdisciplinary team of researchers, practitioners, students and community partners committed to providing research and resources that support the creation of safe and socially responsible schools and communities.

Also see Code of Conduct

Also see Links of General Interest to Parents

Related books:

'Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander: from Pre-School to Highschool' by Barbara Coloroso

HOLD ONTO YOUR KIDS: Why Parents Matter by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté

A disturbing and misunderstood trend of our time is that of peers replacing parents in the lives of our children. Dr. Gordon Neufeld's upcoming presentation at Vancouver Technical High School will deal with restoring parenting to its natural intuitive basis and the adult-child relationship to its rightful preeminence. The concepts, principles and practical advice provided at HOLD ON TO YOUR KIDS will empower parents to satisfy children's inborn need to find direction by turning towards them for authority, contact and warmth.
GORDON NEUFELD, Ph.D., is a Vancouver-based clinical psychologist with over thirty years of experience working with children and those who parent and teach them. He has a widespread reputation for his ability to make sense of difficult and complex problems and to open doors for change. His insights are in demand by professionals and parents across the country. Dr. Neufeld is nationally recognized for his work on aggression and violence among children and youth and appears regularly on radio and television.

Presented by The Council of Parent Participation Preschools in B.C.
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver Technical High School Auditorium
2600 East Broadway, Vancouver, B.C.

Tickets are $15.00 at the door or $10.00 if purchased through a Parent Participation preschool.

For further information, please telephone 604-435-4430.

"HOLD ONTO YOUR KIDS: Why Parents Matter" by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté
and
Course available on DVD "MAKING SENSE OF ADOLESCENCE" by Gordon Neufeld
http://www.gordonneufeld.com/

http://www.planetahead.ca/under.cfm?sub_page=me&sub_page_2=b
Information about homophobia and related issues, from Planet Ahead web site by teens for teens, from Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

http://www.narcc.ca/index.html
National Anti-Racism Council of Canada

http://www.ablelink.org/public/new/index.html
Ability Online is an extraordinary and absolutely free Internet community. Here, young people with disabilities and illnesses connect with all kinds of possibilities.

http://www.leaveoutviolence.com/

http://www.kidshelpphone.ca

Red Cross, BC Lower Mainaland
RespectEd
Beyonfd The Hurt
http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=023270&tid=078

See also Kits PAC Teen Safety in Our Neighborhood

Kits PAC Special Interest Groups