Dear Parents/Guardians,
The Anti-Bullying Policy is being reviewed by all schools this year.
This policy fully complies with the requirements of Bí Cineálta: Procedures to Prevent and Address Bullying Behaviour for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2024
The new policy is called Anti-Bullying/Bí Cineálta and it covers procedures to prevent and address bullying behaviour in primary schools.
Our staff will review this policy on Monday at their staff meetings, the Student Council will discuss the Student Friendly version of this policy on Monday at their meeting and we are asking parents now for any feedback on this policy too. Much of it is a template from the Department of Education and the definition of bullying in included in the new procedures, however I draw your attention to the following parts which are specific to our school:
Section B outlining how we plan on preventing bullying in our school
Section C how we will address bullying in our school
We would appreciate any feedback you have and it can be emailed to me at amccarthy@ballymittyns.ie
Here is the pdf of the draft Anti-Bullying/Bí Cineálta Policy which will be ratified by our Board at their next meeting: Bi Cinealta Policy Ballymitty NS.pdf
Regards,
Audrey