Prevention Practices The Mindfulness Program, a supportive

tool for self-awareness and problem

solving will be implemented at all levels.

Acknowledgements that reinforce the

school wide Code of Conduct along with

attributed rewards for good citizenship

will be done on a daily basis through our

Gold Book and on a monthly basis as

school-wide activities.

Teaching conflict resolution strategies

daily through personal interactions and

lessons related to the Ethics and Religious

Culture course.

Opportunities for all members of the

community to explore issues and share

experiences will be provided.

Reference documents will be sent home

and posted on the school website.

Boucherville Elementary School Anti-Bullying and Anti-Violence Plan In Brief

Reporting a Concern

If your child comes to you about a problem

that occurred at school:

Encourage your child to talk about the

problem at school with an adult.

Assure your child that the information

reported to an adult will remain

confidential.

Contact your child’s classroom

teacher, daycare educator, Special

Education Technician or any other

support staff if necessary.

Please contact the principal to provide

additional support, investigation,

consequences and feedback.

DEFI NI TI ON OF

BULLYIN G

Refers to any repeated direct or indirect behaviour, comment, act, or gesture, whether deliberate or not, including in cyberspace, which occurs in a context where there is a power imbalance between the persons concerned and which causes distress and injuries, hurts, oppresses, intimidates or ostracizes.

DEFI NI TI ON OF

VIOLENCE

Refers to any intentional demonstration of verbal, written, physical, psychological or sexual force which causes distress and injuries, hurts, or oppresses a person by attacking their psychological or physical integrity or well-being, or their rights or property.

RESOURCES OF

IN TEREST

Bullying.org

www.bullying.org

TEL-JEUNES 1 800 263-2266 www.teljeunes.com

Kids Help Phone 1(800)668-6868 https://kidshelpphone.ca/

The Anti-Bullying and Anti-Violence plan for Boucherville Elementary School extends from a law that was put into place by the Quebec Government effective December 31, 2012. In collaboration with Riverside School Board, we will work with all of our students, staff and parents to create a safe and caring learning environment for everyone. In addition, the plan at Boucherville Elementary School focuses on preventing and ending all forms of bullying and violence that targets a student, a teacher or any other staff member. .

Working Together to Stop Violence and Bullying

All of the Boucherville Elementary School Community must report an act of bullying and/or violence that they have witnessed. We are committed to responding and investigating any report we receive which suggests that an incident of violence and/or bullying has taken place within our school community. Furthermore, we are committed to gathering all known facts in a timely and efficient manner.

Disciplinary Sanctions

At Boucherville Elementary School we are committed to applying fair,

consistent and appropriate consequences that are in line with the Code of

Conduct in any/all cases where it has been determined that acts of bullying

or violence have taken place. Consequences will always be applied with

the understanding that the long-term objective is for rehabilitation and

reintegration. However, the safety of all the members of the school

community will never be secondary to these objectives.

Pratiques de prévention Le programme Second Steps, un outil

pour apporter des mises en situation de

conflits, sera implanté dans toutes les

classes dès la maternelle.

Des activités qui renforcent les attentes

du comportement à l’école ainsi que le

Code de Vie, auront lieu sur une base

mensuelle, ainsi que sur une base

journalière avec le livre d’or.

Enseignement de stratégies de résolutions

de conflits par des interactions

personnelles et de leçons reliées au cours

d’Éthique et Culture Religieuse.

Opportunités pour tous les membres de la

communauté d’explorer le sujet et

partager des expériences seront offertes.

Des documents ressources seront envoyés

à la maison et publiés sur le site internet

de l’école.

École primaire de Boucherville Sommaire du Plan contre l’intimidation et la violence

Signalement d’un problème Si votre enfant vous parle d’un problème qui

s’est produit à l’école:

Encouragez votre enfant à parler du

problème à l’école avec un adulte.

Assurez votre enfant que l’information

transmise à un adulte restera

confidentielle.

Contactez le titulaire de classe de votre

enfant, l’éducateur en garderie, ou

tout autre personnel de soutien, si

nécessaire.

Si un suivi plus approfondi est

nécessaire, veuillez, s’il vous plaît

contacter la Directrice pour plus de

soutien.

L’IN TI MID ATI ON

Réfère à tous comportements, paroles, actes ou gestes délibérés à caractère répétitif, y compris la cyber-intimidation, exprimée directement ou indirectement dans un contexte caractérisé par l’inégalité des pouvoirs des personnes concernées, ayant pour effet d’engendrer des sentiments de détresse et de lésion, de blesser, d’opprimer ou d’ostraciser.

LA VI OLEN CE Réfère à toutes manifestations de force, de forme verbale écrite, physique, psychologique ou sexuelle, exercée intentionnellement contre une personne, ayant pour effet de la léser, de la blesser ou de l’opprimer en s’attaquant à son intégrité ou à son bien-être psychologique ou physique, à ses droits ou à ses biens.

RESSOURCES Moi j’agis www.moijagis.com

Jeunesse j’écoute www.jeunessejecoute.ca 1- (800)668-6868 TEL-JEUNES 1 800 263-2266 www.teljeunes.com

Kids Help Phone 1(800)668-6868

Le Plan contre l’intimidation et la violence de l’École primaire de Boucherville découle d’une loi mise en place par le Gouvernement du Québec et qui est en vigueur depuis le 31 décembre 2012. En collaboration avec la Commission Scolaire Riverside, nous travaillerons avec tous nos élèves, notre personnel et nos parents pour créer un environnement d’apprentissage sûr et accueillant pour tous. De plus, le plan de l’École primaire de Boucherville met l’accent sur la prévention et la suppression de toutes formes

d’intimidation et de violence ciblant un élève, un enseignant ou tout autre membre du personnel.

Travaillons ensemble pour arrêter la violence et l’intimidation

Tous les membres de la communauté École

primaire de Boucherville doivent signaler

tout acte d’intimidation et/ou de violence

dont ils ont été témoins. Nous nous

engageons à prendre des actions envers

tout rapport qui suggère qu’un incident de

violence et/ou d’intimidation a eu lieu dans

notre communauté scolaire. En outre, nous

nous engageons à recueillir tous les faits

connus de façon opportune et efficace.

Sanctions disciplinaires À l’École primaire de Boucherville, nous nous engageons à appliquer des

conséquences équitables, constantes et appropriées qui sont conformes

avec le Code de Vie dans tous les cas où nous avons déterminé qu’il y a

eu acte d’intimidation ou de violence. Les conséquences seront toujours

appliquées en comprenant que le but à long terme est la réhabilitation et

la réinsertion. Par contre, la sécurité de tous les membres de la

communauté scolaire ne sera jamais secondaire à ces objectifs.

REGULAR MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD

JANUARY 16, 2018

RESOLUTION

ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS ACHIEVED WITH RESPECT

TO PREVENTING AND DEALING WITH BULLYING AND VIOLENCE

WHEREAS, according to Article 83.1, each year the governing board must evaluate the results achieved

by the school with respect to preventing and dealing with bullying and violence;

WHEREAS various actions have taken place in our school, including the approval of the Anti-Bullying,

Anti-Violence Plan by the Governing Board;

WHEREAS, because this plan was approved during the 2016-2017 school year, the first evaluation will

focus primarily on how it was implemented;

WHEREAS a document reporting on the evaluation must be distributed to the parents, the school staff

and the Student Ombudsman, as stipulated by Article 83.1 of the Education Act:

IT IS MOVED by ________________, seconded by _________________ that for the 2016-2017 school

year, the annual report evaluating the results achieved by the school in preventing and dealing with

bullying and violence be adopted and that a copy be appended to these minutes,

This AB-AV Plan report was adopted at Governing Board on June 16, 2018

________________________________ ______________________________________

Signature of Principal Signature of Governing Board Chairperson

REPORT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ON THE

ANTI-BULLYING AND ANTI-VIOLENCE PLAN

“Each year the governing board shall evaluate the results achieved by the school with respect to

preventing and dealing with bullying and violence. A document reporting on the evaluation must be

distributed to the parents, the school staff and the student ombudsman.” (Education Act, Article 83.1)

The Anti-Bullying, Anti-Violence Plan was in development and application from September 2016 to

June 2017.

Type of action taken by the school

Date of this action Further information (if applicable)

Naming of a person to coordinate the work of a planning team to deal with bullying and violence

September 2016

Coordinator: Jenny Brousseau Everything related to AB/AV Plan passed at School Council where all teachers attend and vote.

Formation of a committee to work on the AB-AV plan

September 2016

Governing Board approval for the school Anti-bullying and Anti-violence plan

January 25, 2017

Distribution of an information document for parents

February 2017 Officially, the AB/AV pamphlet was approved by GB on Jan. 25, 2017 and was posted on the BES website shortly after. It was then be officially distributed during the first week of the 2016-2017 school year in school agenda

Information and activities for students about AB-AV plan and the Code of Conduct

Aug. 2016 to

January 2018

Ongoing process whereby staff, students and parents are being informed and work collaboratively to find new ways to obtain improvement

Reporting to the Director General of Riverside School Board using the Major Incident Form(s). Sent to Mary Williams.

June 30, 2017

Revision of Code of Conduct

TBD Will be revised in May 2018

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ANTI-BULLYING AND ANTI-VIOLENCE PLAN

BOUCHERVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2017-2018

GOAL: To prevent and stop all forms of bullying and violence targeting a student, a teacher or any other

staff member. Members Role

Jenny Brousseau ____________________________________________ Principal/Coordinator

Sandy Tavares _______________________________________________ Teacher

Rosy Bossé______________________________________________ ____ Teacher

Laura Pescolla _______________________________________________ Teacher

Victoria Bhattacharyya _____________________________________ Teacher

Amanda Glancey ____________________________________________ Teacher

Aileen Cheng ________________________________________________ Teacher

Debbie Branco-Flores ______________________________________ Teacher

Vanessa Aboud ______________________________________________ Teacher

Maria Giannuzzo_____________________________________________ Teacher

Carolyn Ko_____________________________________________ ______ Teacher

Colette Authier______________________________________________ Teacher

Valérie Ducharme___________________________________________ FSL and Art Dramatique Teacher

Lou Ann Paul________________________________________________ Resource Teacher

Sylvain Lemaire______________________________________________ Physical Education Teacher

Sarah Ethier__________________________________________________ FSL and Univers Social Teacher

Virginie Lemyre-Sueur _____________________________________ FSL and Univers Social Teacher

Karen Drysdale _____________________________________________ Daycare Technician

Ashley Beerworth ___________________________________________ Special Education Technician

AB-AV Plan Presented and Adopted at School Council (Date): January 16, 2018 AB-AV Plan Presented and Approved by Governing Board (Date): January 16, 2018

Parent Explanatory Document Distributed (Date): February 2018 via BES Website

Jenny Brousseau Jorge Pimentel _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Principal (Signature) Governing Board Chairperson (Signature)

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School Portrait (e.g. demographics, geographical area, student population, any specialized programs or unique characteristic,

baseline status at the school with respect to bullying and violence, key TTFM survey data). Boucherville Elementary is a relatively small elementary school situated in Boucherville, which is mainly a francophone community. A large portion of its student population, totaling usually between 180-200 students per year, come from middle to high socio-economic backgrounds. At Boucherville Elementary, we are committed to sustaining a safe and respectful school for all. We accentuate positive actions and follow up incidents where our expectations have not been met. Students or adults who report cases of bullying and/or violence are always treated with the upmost respect and confidentiality. The school is staffed by caring members who are dedicated to establishing and maintaining an environment that promotes positive learning experiences. We, ourselves, are lifelong learners seeking to guide every student towards bright futures and towards the goals that they may wish to set for themselves. Best practices to enhance learning potential have been implemented by our qualified teaching personnel, our structured resource model, classroom support and through team teaching. Because our groups are usually very small, the statistical data provided for analysis is often difficult to interpret. Individual results can have drastic influences on the group success rate. We, therefore, remain very cautious when analyzing data from evaluation results. The size of our population also is a factor when attempting to do a general percentage rate when the time comes to focus on behaviour/discipline issues. Boucherville Elementary focusses on improving healthy living and providing safety in the school. Our school-wide discipline plan has created cohesion among all members of its community. Occurrences of verbal aggression, physical violence and bullying are kept to a minimum due to the fact that everyone on the team values, promotes and models positive behaviours. Our aim, however, is to decrease the number of incidents in order to foster a safe and caring school for all students and adults within our school.

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BULLYING: Refers to any repeated direct or indirect behaviour, comment, act, or gesture, whether deliberate or not, including in cyberspace, which occurs in a context where there is a power imbalance between the persons concerned and which causes distress and injuries, hurts, oppresses, intimidates or ostracizes. VIOLENCE: Refers to any intentional demonstration of verbal, written, physical, psychological or sexual force which causes distress and injuries, hurts, or oppresses a person by attaching their psychological or physical integrity or well-being, or their rights or property. 1. Analysis of the situation at our school with respect to bullying and violence

Practices in our School

Use of the Tell Them From Me survey once a year to identify the student perception of bullying. The first survey establishes the situation, and allows for the implementation of actions and strategies. The second survey indicates the degree of impact of the actions and strategies.

Referrals to the office for bullying or violent behaviours are recorded.

In school and out –of-school consequences related to bullying and violent behavior are recorded. Parents meetings: notes are taken

Reports (verbal and/or written) are completed by the staff, students and parents.

Daily records are kept on situations.

Given an analysis of the situation, targets, actions, strategies and monitoring mechanisms are described in the school’s Educational

Project. Results will then be indicated in the Report for this document. Daily use of the Code of Conduct and Our Behavioural Expectations in the agenda

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2. Preventative measures to put an end to all forms of bullying and violence in particular those motivated by racism or homophobia or

targeting sexual orientation, sexual identity, a handicap or a physical characteristic.

Practices in our school

No violence policy and Riverside Code of Conduct is distributed to all school members and parents.

Inclusive education

CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) courses and certification for Principal and school staff

Ongoing education (defined) for all students regarding bullying and the roles that individuals play, including the bystander

Participation in the Buddy system for all students

Ground rules reviewed in school Code of Conduct at the beginning of each year.

General Assemblies to provide reminders and acknowledge positive behaviours

Classroom discussions and community circles

Mindfulness Program given in Kindergarten and throughout other cycles

Intervention by spiritual animator, police and Special Education Technician

Increasing supervision ratio at recess and lunch hour Implementation by outside organizations such as Dynamix or Barthameus(desired) Training for daycare staff and attendant, on bullying and conflict resolution

Encourage open discussions during GB and staff meetings on pedagogical days.

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School-wide guest speaker/presentation (i.e. Olympian, Geordie Productions, and Finding Kind Assembly)

Registering the school to participate in the WeDay Event at Theatre St-Denis

Gold Book

Whole school activities to promote community and to emphasize the importance of WE

Class Dojo used to encourage appropriate behaviour and maintain ongoing communication with parents

Celebrations of differences through classroom activities

Leadership responsibilities provided to Cycle 3 students (SSIAA, Carnival organization, Recycling Committee, Open House hosts,

Bus Duty, etc)

Girls’ and Boys’ groups animated by the Special Education Technician

Anti-Bullying/Anti-Violence Pledge and Code of Conduct printed in the agenda

No violence or No bullying signs posted on the walls of the school

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3. Measures to encourage parents to collaborate in prevention and elimination of bullying and violence and in creating a healthy and secure environment.

Practices in our School

Class Dojo

Signature in Agenda for Code of Conduct

Informing parents of situation via agenda, email, telephone or class Dojo

Parent meetings and communication

Publicizing resources available i.e. workshops, videos, etc

Anti-bullying, Anti-Violence document is reviewed each year and is distributed to parents. It could also be addressed at the GB meetings, “Meet the Teacher’ time, or a kiosk could be set up at teacher interviews, report cards, school plays, etc.

Information or links are posted on the school and school board website with relevant parent information. E.g. Symptoms that a

child is being bullied, how to talk with their child about the situation, how to help your child if they have witnessed bullying, Internet Safety, cyber-bullying, etc.

Classroom teachers inform parents of what is currently happening in the classroom, role playing, etc.

Interventions to establish partnerships with parents and help students: identify students with behavioural difficulties-

Principal/teacher makes initial contact at the beginning of the year to discuss success for this student.

Ongoing communication between principal and the parents of children who are being bullied and those who engage in bullying behaviours, until complete resolution of the problem. Additionally, periodic follow-up communication with the victim of bullying, and his/her parents to ensure that the measures taken have been successful.

Encourage referrals to outside resources

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4. Procedures for reporting or registering a complaint concerning an act of bullying or violence and more particularly, procedures for reporting the use of social media or communication technologies for cyber-bullying purposes.

Practices in our School Students

Guarantee of confidentiality when reporting.

Open communication and sharing in classroom environment Any student who witnesses an act of bullying or violence must tell a staff member at school, and should tell an adult at home

Locked suggestion box to report bullying issues in a safe area. (“Talk About It” Box) Students should be strongly encouraged to sign

their name to allow for follow-up. (TO COME)

Open door policy for meeting with principal, teachers, daycare and support staff.

Email address for reporting of incidence.

Advertisement for Kids Help Phone and other resources

Establishing nurturing relationships between students and teachers (a safe person for students in which to confide).

Verbal and written report between office and staff. All reports kept at the office

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Parents

When parents are told of a bullying situation or act of violence, they must contact the school Principal, their designate or classroom teacher. This contact and follow-up must be documented. Following the investigation, the parent should be contacted, told that the situation is being investigated and appropriate action(s) is underway. It is important to note that in order to respect confidentiality, only information pertaining to one’s own child will be released. Information pertaining to the other parties will not be shared.

Completion of a form available on the school website and in the school office.

Possible forms of contact from parents: Phone call Letter Email Dojo Note in the agenda

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5. Actions to be taken when a student, teacher or other school staff member or any other person observes an act of bullying or violence.

Practices in our School

A student or staff member must respond to the situation.

Raise awareness about cyber-bullying by inviting the police and the Missing Children’s Network

Raise awareness on the difference between bullying and conflict

If the situation does not threaten the staff member who is a witness or who has been told of an incident, he/she must intervene immediately.

The student involved in the bullying and/or violent behaviour may be sent directly to the office, depending on the severity of the

incident. In serious situations, the Principal is notified immediately.

A student may intervene if the situation does not threaten his /her well-being or may choose to seek the assistance of a staff member.

Depending on the severity of the incident, the adult involved may investigate the situation and impose a consequence. A follow-up

report is sent to the Principal or designate.

The student who witnesses an incident should immediately report the incident to the appropriate staff member (on-site) in the school using the established protocols (refer to 4 in this plan).

Depending on the severity of the incident, an intervention plan will be developed to support the victim and the bully. Parent of

both parties will be contacted and part of the plan. Staff will work collaboratively with available resources.

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6. Measures to protect the confidentiality of any report or complaint concerning an act of bullying or violence.

Practices in our School

It is important to note that in order to respect confidentiality, only information pertaining to one’s own child will be released. Information pertaining to the other parties will not be shared.

At the beginning of each school year, the staff will be reminded of confidentiality/trust with regards to the situations and students involved.

All names will removed from behaviour reports and annual reports. Reports of bullying and/or violence are kept in a confidential file.

7.Supervisory or support measures for any *student who is a victim of bullying or violence, for a witness and for a perpetrator

Practices in our School Victim *In the event of an incident involving the bullying of a student by an adult, the incident must be reported immediately to the Principal who will contact the Director of Educational Services and/or the Director of Human Resources. Refer to page 10 of the Policy on Maintaining a

Safe, Respectful and Drug-Free Environment in Schools. An adult will determine the severity and frequency of the incident (s) through a discussion with the student. The adult may be the

classroom teacher, administrator, technician or another adult with whom the student is comfortable talking.

Conduct follow-up meetings with the student to ensure the bullying or violence has stopped and to provide support to the student. These meetings may be held with the behaviour technician, social worker or teacher they are closest to.

Appropriate school staff is made aware of the incident to ensure that the student is safe.

Parents are informed immediately following the incident and regularly updated until the situation is resolved. When needed,

meetings with internal/external services will be set up Referral for counselling is requested when appropriate. When needed, an intervention plan will be created and necessary measures will be added.

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Bystander

Following the incident, a discussion is held with any bystanders to determine their role in the incident. If the incident witnessed is severe, bystanders are met, in a group or individually, to debrief the event, discuss their role and to determine more appropriate actions in the future.

Consequences are applied, if appropriate for students that are actively involved in encouraging the incident.

Phone call home when appropriate.

Perpetrator Depending on the severity of the incident:

Managed by the staff who intervened and the incident is reported to the office.

The adult who intervenes or adult who is told of an incident makes a report to the office (or the person designated to receive reports) with a request for follow-up investigation. Once an investigation has been completed and the incident is confirmed to be bullying and/or violence, the Principal or delegate meets with the perpetrator. The perpetrator is told of the report, discusses the incident and is given a consequence.

The perpetrator’s parents are called and informed of the incident and the consequences. The parents may be asked to come to

school for a follow-up meeting.

The parents are informed of their right to request assistance from the person designated by the School Board (Bill 56 Section 11).

Referral for counselling and external resources is requested when appropriate and an intervention plan will be created.

IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PRINCIPAL MUST BE INFORMED OF EACH AND EVERY INCIDENT

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8. Specific disciplinary sanctions for acts of bullying or violence, according to their severity or repetitive nature. (Ref. RSB Policy on

Bullying and Violence).

Practices in our School Minor Incidents

Discussion with student (s) Discussion with the adult who witnesses or is told of the incident. Incident is reported to the parents in the agenda. If adult decides

further follow-up is required, principal is notified. Detention of the perpetrator: during this time there is a discussion with the supervising staff member about the incident and how to

better deal with similar situations should they occur. Detention during a specified time– system that goes with it. Communication with parents Restitution

Moderate Incidents

Discussion with student (s) Discussion with the adult who witnesses or is told of the incident. Adult decides further follow-up is required. A report goes to the

Principal. Perpetrator is immediately sent to the office or other designated area. Temporary loss of privileges (lunch hour, recess, special activities). Detention at lunch with the principal– system that goes with it. Supervision of the perpetrator during free time; i.e. must be shadowed by a supervisor during recess and at lunch time. Gradually

earns back free time. If incident requires an In-school suspension may be given. Restitution

Severe Incidents

Discussion with student (s) Discussion with the adult who witnesses or is told of the incident. Adult decides further follow-up is required. A report goes to the

Principal. Out-of-school suspension with re-entry meeting with parents and students. A plan is developed for the student and agreed to by all.

Teachers and staff implicated are informed of the plan. Possible recommendation to move the student to another school or to expel from the Board. Possible involvement of the Police.

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9. Required follow-up on any report or complaint concerning an act of bullying or violence. (Ref. RSB Policy on Bullying and Violence).

Practices in our School

An individual meeting with the victim to determine validity and severity of incident reported; notes are taken.

Meeting with bystanders to gain further information; notes are taken.

Meeting with perpetrator to inform him/her of incident reported, to hear the perpetrator’s point of view and to apply appropriate consequences; notes are taken.

Follow-up phone call to parents/guardians to:

alert them of the incident and the follow-up provided/to be provided. gather further information. gain parental support. request a meeting, if appropriate.

Parents are advised of their right to request assistance from the person designated by the School Board for that purpose; notes are

taken.

A summary report of the incident and follow-up measures taken are sent to the Director General.