Bullying is not only about student behaviour. Bullying is a serious matter with wideranging ramifications not just for schools, but for our entire society. The Safe Schools Action Team prepared specific, evidence-based recommendations to develop a comprehensive, province-wide bullying prevention plan. Everyone involved in Ontario’s education community has a key role to play in bullying prevention. The Government of Ontario, along with several of its Ministries, can provide key coordination and support that will ensure the success of a province-wide bullying prevention agenda. Preventing bullying requires everyone’s cooperation. A Bullying Prevention Action Plan provides the necessary information and tools to successfully implement bullying prevention strategies in the education community, and defines key areas to engage and involve the broader community. When we create safe, respectful learning environments, we build and nurture safer communities for all our citizens.

Cover title. At head of title: Safe schools. Running title: A bullying prevention action plan. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Available online at: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/healthysafeschools/actionTeam/shaping.pdf. "November 2005"--T.p.

Executive summary -- 1.0. The safe schools action team -- 2.0. What is bullying? -- 3.0. Bullying prevention plans -- 3.1. What Works -- 3.2 What Doesn’t Work -- 4.0. An action plan for bullying prevention -- 4.1. Bullying Prevention Roles: 1. The School Community -- 2. The Broader Community -- 3. School Boards -- 4.2. Action Plans: 1. Action Plan for School Boards -- 2. Action Plan for Schools -- 5.0 Recommendations to the Ministry of Education -- Appendices: Appendix A: Recommendations to Other Ministries -- Appendix B: Sample Bullying Prevention Program -- Evaluation Tool -- Appendix C: International Research.