Bully Prevention and Intervention Plan

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Bullying Prevention and Intervention is part of Durham District School Board (DDSB) Safe Schools initiative. At Queen Elizabeth Public School, we believe bullying is a serious issue that can affect individuals, families and the community at large. If students who are bullied, who bully others, or who witness bullying receive support, they can learn effective strategies for interacting positively with others.

Our School Commitment

We are committed to fostering a safe and accepting learning environment that promotes the well-being and academic achievement of all learners using a whole school approach.  We will respond to any student behaviour that is likely to have a negative impact on the school climate and will investigate all reports of bullying.  We will provide support to those affected by bullying.

Bullying is not tolerated here.

Policy Statement

Bullying will not be accepted on school property, at school-related activities, on school buses, or in any other circumstances (e.g., online) where engaging in bullying will have a negative impact on the school climate.

Ministry of Education of Ontario, PPM 144

Definition of Bullying

Bullying: Means aggressive and typically repeated behaviour by a pupil where,

(a) the behaviour is intended by the pupil to have the effect of, or the pupil ought to know that the behaviour would be likely to have the effect of,

(i) causing harm, fear or distress to another individual, including physical, psychological, social or academic harm, harm to the individual’s reputation or harm to the individual’s property, or

(ii) creating a negative environment at a school for another individual, and

(b) the behaviour occurs in a context where there is a real or perceived power imbalance between the pupil and the individual based on factors such as size, strength, age, intelligence, peer group power, economic status, social status, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, family circumstances, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, disability or the receipt of special education;

For the purposes of the definition of “bullying” in subsection (1), behaviour includes the use of any physical, verbal, electronic, written or other means.

Cyber-bullying: For the purposes of the definition of “bullying” seen here, bullying includes bullying by electronic means (commonly known as cyber-bullying), including,

(a) creating a web page or a blog in which the creator assumes the identity of another person;

(b) impersonating another person as the author of content or messages posted on the internet; and

(c) communicating material electronically to more than one individual or posting material on a website that may be accessed by one or more individuals.

 

Report a Bullying Incident

Fill out an online bullying incident report if you experience or witness bullying.

Report Bullying

Students, parents, guardians, friends and witnesses can report incidents. You can report an incident that takes place on or off school property.

Queen Elizabeth Public School Bully Prevention Plan

We are committed to fostering a safe, accepting and supportive learning environment that promotes well-being (i.e., cognitive, emotional, social, physical) and the academic achievement of all learners. We believe that this is achieved through a Whole School Approach. We will respond to any student behaviour that is likely to have a negative impact on the school climate and will investigate all reports of bullying. We will provide support to those affected by bullying, including those who engage in bullying. Click here to access our detailed Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan 

DDSB Bullying Prevention Information

We have created various resources for parents and educators to prevent bullying and cyberbullying within our schools:

Contact your school's Positive School Climates team if you need any of these documents translated into:

  • Arabic
  • Dari
  • Farsi
  • Chinese
  • Tamil
  • Urdu

Ministry of Education Bullying Information

The Ontario Ministry of Education provides schools and school boards as well as parents and families with a variety of resources to identify, prevent and support children who have been bullied or bully others.

Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network (PREVNet)

PREVNet's mission is to end bullying in Canada and promote safe and healthy relationships for all Canadian children. They provide resources for students, parents and teachers to address and prevent all forms of bullying.