Anti-Bullying

Consistent with the North Pocono School District's Anti-Bullying policy, bullying at NPI is targeted at three main levels:

• School level: involves increased adult supervision of school areas that are frequently the setting for bullying (i.e. playground, cafeteria, coat room, and bathrooms). 
• Classroom level: involves establishing clear and consistently enforced rules against bullying, along with regular class meetings and activities aimed to reinforce rules and anti-bullying values and norms. Class meetings and activities present the harm caused by bullying and strategies to prevent it. The program also encourages parental involvement through meetings and discussion of the problem and efforts to address it.
• Individual level: includes interventions with bullies, victims and their parents. Interventions are designed to ensure that the behavior be brought to an end and provides support for the victim. This includes a meeting with the principal and school counselor to identify the behavior, define bullying, how the student(s) feel, better choices for the future, what the consequence will be, and a call home.

If you have any concerns about your child, please feel free to contact a principal or a school counselor via phone or email.

To learn more about North Pocono's anti-bullying efforts, click here.