Focus on Bullying

Focus on Bullying:
A Prevention Program for Elementary School Communities

In 1997, the British Columbia Ministry of Education collaborated with the Ministry of Attorney General and began a Safe Schools Initiative that addressed student safety in BC schools and communities. In December, these two ministries opened a Safe Schools Center that provides information, resource materials, and examples of successful practices to address safety issues such as personal safety, violence prevention, early intervention for youth at risk, encouragement of social responsibility, diversity, and a positive school atmosphere (British Columbia Ministry of Education & Ministry of Attorney General, 1998). In addition to the Safe Schools Initiative and the Safe Schools Center, the ministry of education and the Attorney General decided to expand these initiatives by developing a violence prevention program for BC schools.
Throughout the following year, the government of British Columbia announced a pla...