Bully-Proofing Your School
Problems addressed
School violence or bullying
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Children (4 to 13 years)
Where the program was applied
Education establishment
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a school program implemented in the classroom through three components:
1) Raising awareness of what bullying means;
2) Teaching protective skills to deal with bullying and resist victimization;
3) Helping potential victims and creating a positive school atmosphere.
The intervention takes place over three years, with a teacher delivering seven 30- to 45-minute sessions once a week during the first year, and the curriculum and material presented in the first year being reinforced during the second and third years.

Impact evaluations

An impact assessment showed that the program led to a statistically significant reduction in bullying, victimization, and witnessed aggression. A statistically significant increase in the perception of safety at school was observed [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Menard, S. & Grotpeter, J. K. (2014). Evaluation of Bully-Proofing Your School as an Elementary School Antibullying Intervention. Journal of School Violence, 13(2), 188–209. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2013.840641

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