George R. Allan Our Vision is a future in which all students can achieve their full potential. Our Mission is educating all students to become lifelong learners and contributing citizens in a challenging, changing, and multicultural world.

900 King Street West Hamilton, ON L8S 1K6 Phone: (905) 522-0601 Fax: (905)522-4998 Email: grallanweb@hwdsb.on.ca (email address is only checked once a week)

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Bullying Prevention Programs George R. Allan Public School believes that every student has the right to be treated with respect and to feel safe within the learning environment. Students who are free from bullying are able to give their education the full attention and effort needed for success.   Research indicates that bullying behaviour negatively impacts not only the learning environment of a school but can lead to long-term social and emotional problems for all involved. In the HWDSB bullying will not be tolerated and we believe that it is everyone’s responsibility to stop bullying behaviour within the school community. Definition of Bullying (from HWDSB PPM 144) Bullying is typically a form of repeated, persistent, and aggressive behaviour directed at an individual or individuals that is intended to cause (or should be known to cause) fear and distress and/or harm to another person’s body, feelings, self-esteem, or reputation. Bullying occurs in a context where there is a real or perceived power imbalance. • Students who bully are learning to use power and aggression to control and distress others. • Students who are victimized become increasingly powerless and find themselves trapped in relationships in which they are being abused • Students use power in many ways: ·         Size, strength, intelligence, age ·         Social status ·         Economic status ·         Knowledge of another person’s vulnerability ·         Membership in a dominant group