This page was exported from Caledon Citizen [ https://caledoncitizen.com ] Export date:Sat Oct 12 22:15:08 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: Board marking Bullying Awareness and Prevention --------------------------------------------------- Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week in Ontario schools runs from Nov. 15 to 21. The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and its 149 schools have planned a wide range of events, activities and actions to highlight greater awareness of bullying, and to promote a culture of care, respect and inclusion for all. As part of Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week, a wide range of board-level initiatives and school events and activities are taking place. These include: • Minute of Silence — Nov. 16, at 10 a.m., all Dufferin-Peel students and staff will join together in one minute of silence in recognition of all victims of bullying, including bystanders. • Poster Campaign — A series of posters created by Dufferin-Peel students is being distributed to all schools. Each poster incorporates the header, “Stand Up! Against Bullying,” as well as, “Let us allow God to fill our hearts with his goodness and mercy.” (Pope Francis). The posters can be viewed on the board website. • Online Reporting Tool — The board began a pilot project with secondary and selected elementary schools last year which allowed for the anonymous reporting by students and others of bullying incidents and negative behaviours impacting the school community. The online reporting tool is now available board-wide. • Bullying Prevention and Awareness Faith Resource Package — A resource package containing prayers, reflections and a liturgy has been distributed to all Dufferin-Peel schools. This will aid in increasing bullying awareness with a focus on creating a Catholic community of culture and caring. “We recognize the impact that bullying has on individuals, families and communities,” said Director of Education John Kostoff. “Dufferin-Peel schools work hard to nurture and maintain a culture of care, respect and inclusion for all. Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week gives us another platform in which to promote positive messages, not only to our students, but beyond the walls of our schools as well.” In addition to the above board initiatives, anti-bullying focussed events, activities and actions are taking place at all Dufferin-Peel schools. These events are posted on the board website. --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2015-11-11 16:53:08 Post date GMT: 2015-11-11 21:53:08 Post modified date: 2015-11-14 11:18:54 Post modified date GMT: 2015-11-14 16:18:54 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com