Friendship Junior High School in CCSD 59
reviewed their office discipline referrals (ODRs) for the 2009-10
school year and identified the need to address bullying behavior. The
school PBIS team established a Bully Prevention subgroup to develop
schoolwide strategies. In October 2010, instruction was delivered
schoolwide using a student-developed video. Students and parents signed
a bully prevention pledge and a phone message was sent to all parents
conveying the expectations. Weekly updates about reductions in behavior
related to bullying are provided during school announcements. An
initial review of the data shows that ODRs for bullying behaviors have
decreased from 1.21 ODRs per day in October to 0.63 ODRs per day in
November. The PBIS team has also partnered with a community agency, Elk
Grove Youth Services, to conduct youth outreach on bullying to sixth
graders during physical education classes. |