Multi-level school-and-parent interventions can assign collective responsibility for ending bullying

Evidence

At the school level, a school conference was held on bullying and the process of victimization. Explicit standards were issued, affirming that bullying is unacceptable. Guidelines were provided for all school personnel on how to manage bullying to promote a sense of collective responsibility. At the class level, rules and sanctions against bullying were specified. Students were taught through role-playing how to defuse conflicts so they do not escalate into physical violence. Cooperative classroom activities were adopted to promote a sense of interdependence among classmates. At the parental level, staff–parent meetings were conducted on how to foster a favorable school climate. At the individual parental level, serious talks were held with bullies, victims, and their parents. In sum, this was a comprehensive collective enablement program with shared responsibility to eradicate bullying. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 289

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 289
• XREF: connects to: Effective prevention requires coordinated interventions across multiple social levels — Ryan Andrew Brown, Todd C. Helmus, Rajeev Ramchand, Alina I. Palimaru, Sarah Weilant, Ashley L. Rhoades, and Liisa Hiatt (RAND Corporation), Violent Extremism in America:…, 116