SSG Promise Program to Lessen Bullying Case of Nurcia Integrated School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

It is a fact that bullying cases in the school cannot be avoided. It is really a big problem if not treated because it might affect the behavior and performance of both bullies and bullied students which possibly leads to dropping out of school, as well as the overall performance of the school, will be affected. One of the mandated projects and programs of SSG is to conduct activities to prevent students from dropping -out of school. The PROMISE program (Provide Related Meaningful Activities as an Intervention to Sustain Safe Classroom Environment) of SSG was conducted to lessen bullying case of Nurcia Integrated School.

METHODS

Before it was conducted, anecdotal records of Grade7-12 advisers were collected and found out that verbal type of bullying prevailed mostly in Grade 7. Out of 32 grade 7 students, 8 were identified as bullies and 6 also were identified as victims. Activities were conducted after it was found out, the anti-bullying oath was conducted every morning before the class started and anti-bullying pledges were collected every Friday afternoon and letter of promise signed by a parent if needed. Behaviors were observed, differentiated and analyzed before and after the intervention through the data recorded on the anecdotal record.

RESULTS

After conducting 3 months of intervention, both the number of bullies and bullied students dropped significantly. Out of 8 students under bullies group, 2 were still needing to give another form of discipline. Out of 6 bullied students only 2 left remain victims for bullying. It was also found out that these 2 students left victim for bullying are easy to bully because of its eye impairment and both are slow learners.

DISCUSSIONS

The result conveyed a positive effect on both bullies and bullied students. It was also recommended for more activities to be designed to avoid bullying cases inside the classroom. Moreover, students' sense of security in the school and the teachers' awareness and problem-solving ability were also improved.