Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 67 Recommended Actions The following five key actions build upon the constructive policies and actions currently in place across the provincial education system. Taken together, they provide a comprehensive strategy for strengthening this solid foundation and engaging community and family members with schools to address the complex issue of bullying: 1. Ensure that all schools and school divisions in the province have an anti-bullying policy in place and the capacity to take action in partnership with family and community. x Regional Offices of Learning will work with individual school divisions to review policies to ensure that adequate provisions are in place to counter bullying including: a. strong school, community and division statement that bullying in schools will not be tolerated; b. a clear and concise definition of bullying; c. a statement that all children and youth have the right to a caring, respectful and safe school environment; d. a statement of responsibilities of all members of the school community including students who witness bullying, school staff, parents and community members; e. a school and division action plan outlining what will be done to deal with incidents of bullying; and, f. a plan ensuring the regular review and strengthening of anti-bullying policy and practices including the explicit incorporation of the Common Essential Learning of Personal and Social Development into all classroom and school practices. 2. Commit one quarter of a million dollars over three years to work with communities and the Canadian Mental Health Association, Saskatchewan Division to strengthen anti-bullying and suicide prevention programming in Saskatchewan schools. 3. Establish Critical Incident Investigation Teams through the SchoolPLUS Service Areas. 4. Ask the federal Department of Justice and the Attorney General to review the provisions and remedies of the Criminal Code of Canada and the specific sections of the Youth Criminal Justice Act pertaining to bullying and incidents of aggression and assault in schools. The purpose is to provide clearer definitions of responsibility and more practical community-based tools, solutions and consequences for the police and community members to provide meaningful support to schools. 5. Integrate the Anti-Bullying Strategy as a critical component of the planning and monitoring process within the new Accountability Framework being developed by Saskatchewan Learning for restructured school divisions. ...continued
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