All schools deal with the issue of bullying. Wilson Elementary School is taking proactive steps to stop and prevent bullying by adopting the Olweus (pronounced ol-VAY-us) Bullying Prevention Program. This research based school wide “systems-change” program has been used successfully in schools all over the country and around the world with positive results.
This program is not a curriculum that students participate in for only a few weeks. Rather, it is a coordinated effort by all adults in the school to supervise and intervene when any bullying happens. As part of the program, students participate in weekly class meetings to learn about the effects of bullying, what they can do about it, and how they can work with adults at school to put a stop to it even as bystanders. Parents are invited to meetings as well so they can support the messages students are getting in school.
At Wilson Elementary School, the first Tuesday of each month is designated Olweus t-shirt day. All students, faculty and staff wear their anti-bullying t-shirt.
Implementing the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is a long term commitment to making Wilson Elementary School a safer, more positive place to be. For more information on the program please contact Mrs. Taylor.