Bullying At School (4 part series)

Good Morning Parents
Thank you so much for the wonderful comments we have received during the last few weeks while we have been running our "Bullying At School" series. As promised last week, we would like to share our solution to the "Bullying Plague" which is running rampant through our schools. Causing children to take their lives and making thousands more live in fear and duress. We must STOP BULLYING NOW! Here's what we would do.


Street Smart Kidz Plan To Stop Bullying!

  1. We need to make kids accountable for their actions. We need to make parents accountable for their kids actions and get involved when their kids are on either side of this plague.

  2. We need to STOP cutting Education every time we have a budget short fall. There is nothing left to cut. Administrators have too much on their plates, to be able to give Bullying the attention and focus it needs. Classrooms ARE too large. Teachers need smaller classrooms so they can observe what is happening in their classrooms and give attention to all students, so no student is left behind feeling frustrated and angry

  3. To accomplish #2, we have to find money. We can't increase because the middle and lower class have nothing left, which is why we have such a large issue with #1. Parents are both working just to feed, clothe and house their children, which makes it very hard to stay involved in all aspects of their children’s lives.

  4. We know where to find the funds we need to start cleaning up the Bullying issue. During every Provincial and Federal election, every   Party and Politician speaks at length about how "our children are our greatest resource" etc. Now is the time to stand by their words. We would like to see every elected Provincial and Federal politician donate 1%  of their salary and 25% of their expense accounts to a independent accounting firm for this purpose   If more funds are needed, cut Military spending by 1% and throw that money into the fund as are all the G8 and G20 countries.

  5. Using this "Child" fund, disperse the money to the Provincial Ministers of Education using a formula of equal dollars per student, Coast to Coast. The M of E's would disperse the funds to the Superintendants who would hire qualified Bullying Counsellor’s for their School Districts.

  6. These Bullying Counsellors would work on site. Give thorough help and advice to victims. Dispense justice to the perpetrators. Follow up with every parent on both sides immediately. Continue to monitor every situation until year’s end.

  7. These "Bullying Counsellors" could work 2 days in a Elementary School and 3 days in a Secondary School or however the Superintendant wishes to use his/her additional staff.

  8.  The "Bullying Counsellors" must interview everyone involved in the situation including parents to determine a fitting resolution. Some factors may also need to be addressed: violence involved type of Bullying and all previous Bullying infractions on record. Also follow up, follow through and documentation are the most important components of a successful Anti Bullying Program. The RCMP must be notified when Criminal Code Laws have been broken.  The counsellors may also be assigned to organize community sponsors for before and after school programs and activities.

  9.  All left over funds should be allocated to hiring more teachers!

 

This is the Street Smart Kidz of Canada Plan! We are going to take this plan across Canada, Coast to Coast’ and see if we can find one million citizens who agree with us. If you have a better plan, send it 
to us, we will name it after you. We don't care who gets credit or ultimately what plan gets used.



WE JUST WAN'T OUR KIDS TO BE SAFE!

To learn. Love. Enjoy life and all the many splendored things they will see and be amazed by. To not live in fear.



Steven Baird