Background

In line with Department of Education and Early Childhood Development  (DEECD)Policy, Galvin Park Secondary College is committed to providing safe, secure, multicultural and stimulating environments for all students.  In relation to this policy, every student has the right to feel safe from bullying at school. In developing and implementing the Student Code of Conduct the College's aim is to foster high standards of behaviour based on respect, tolerance, cooperation, mutual responsibility, self discipline and the promotion of positive, non-discriminatory relationships amongst staff, students and parents. Bullying of any kind at GPSC will not be tolerated by students, staff and parents.

The current Anti-Bullying and Harassment Policy was written in 2002. Since then the DEECD has instructed schools to include cyber bullying and sexual harassment as sub sets of this policy. The Anti-Bullying and Harassment Policy outlined here is also recognized as a core component of the college Student Code of Conduct Policy, which was developed in December 2007.

Purpose

The purpose of the Policy on bullying and harassment is to:

• Provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment for all students;
  
• Provide a policy which will assist members of the school community in responding to and in minimising bullying and harassment;
  
• Ensure a consistent approach in responding to bullying and harassment incidents;
  
• Ensure that all members of the school community understand what bullying and harassment is and explain people's roles within this;
  
• Ensure bullying and harassment incidents are responded to within the framework of the school values of Respect, Tolerance and Cooperation;
  

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