Bully Free Pledge

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) is the most researched and best-known bullying prevention program available today. With over 35 years of research and successful implementation all over the world, OBPP is a whole school program that has been proven to prevent or reduce bullying throughout a school setting.

OBPP is used at the school, classroom, and individual levels and includes methods to reach out to parents and the community for involvement and support. School administrators, teachers, and other staff are primarily responsible for introducing and implementing the program. These efforts are designed to improve peer relations and make the school a safer and more positive place for students to learn and develop.

Goals of OBPP

1. To reduce existing bullying problems among students.

2. To prevent the development of new bullying problems.

3. To achieve better peer relations at school.

4 Rules of OBPP

1. We will not bully others.

2. We will try to help students who are bullied.

3. We will try to include students who are left out.

4. If we know that someone is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.