Weiner Elementary has a Anti-bullying program that has proven to be effective. For the past six years reports of bullying has been close to non-existent due to teaching the students how they should handle themselves in a bullying situation. We teach to stand up with the victim instead of standing up to the bully. The person who stands up is called an "Upstander". We teach the victim and the Upstander to report the bully to a trusted adult. We award all Upstanders with positive re-enforcement.
The program is based on the Broadway musical "Wicked" where Glenda, who once bullied Elphaba, sees the errors of her ways and befriends her by being her Upstander.
See the tab for the class Ambassadors, as well as how they are chosen, and the list of Upstanders for this 2015-16 school year.
The program is based on the Broadway musical "Wicked" where Glenda, who once bullied Elphaba, sees the errors of her ways and befriends her by being her Upstander.
See the tab for the class Ambassadors, as well as how they are chosen, and the list of Upstanders for this 2015-16 school year.