Violence at schools

1. Violence at schools the union activity

2. Law regulations • 2007 – The Governmental Program – ‘Zero tolerance towards violence at school’ • The bill of Educational System • The resolution of The Council of Ministers- 07.11.2007 • Teacher’s Chart – art.63 – a teacher is treated as a public officer • 15.12.2006 – the regulation about detailed rules of a pedagogical supervision • 8.09.2006 – regulation about the conditions and ways of students’ marking, classification and promotion. • 26.10.1982 – the act of a legal proceeding of juvenile delinquency

3. The Union’s Activity • Collecting data – since 1995 • Publishing books about violence at schools • Organising conferences and seminars • Running specialised courses and programmes at schools • Projects: Violence and Harassment, Health Conditions at Schools – Latvia, Stress at Teachers’ Work

4. 1996- 1999

5. Other data Using vulgar words is something ‘normal’ nowadays. About 60% Poles use vulgar words under agitation. The social acceptation of this phenomena is growing along with age.

6. The Union as a publisher 1999-2004 Books based on the conferences’ materials: ‘The role of central and local institutions in counteracting violence’ ‘A teacher, and educational problems at Polish junior schools Krystyna Kmiecik- Baran. Aggression and violence at modern schools,The tools used to recognise social threats at schools • Krystyna Kmiecik- Baran, Wojciech Cieślak. ‘Without our consent to violence at schools and work’ • The union’s newspaper – Przegląd Oświatowy

7. Violence towards teachers

8. Verbal Aggression Among Young Pupils (8-9 years old)Przegląd Oświatowy 2007

9. PhD Kmiecik- BaranThe socio-psychological portrait of a student

10. No models!

11. Seminars&Conferences • 1997 in Toruń- the results of the researches done 1994-1996, • 1998-1999 The role of central and local governmental institutions in counteracting violence • 2001- The Union’s Appeal to: the Polish parliament, government, local authorities, managers, parents, universities, municipal organs, Media, politicians, Church & non-governmental institutions, and other unions • 2003- A teacher, and education problems at Polish gymnasium

12. Teachers’ and Parents’ opinion Students’ family problems (lack of interest, poverty) Bad school conditions (too many students, tight corridors, no monitoring e.g.. the entrance one) media Students’ opinion The number of students in a class No protection (e.g. the entrance one) The lack of teachers’ consistent actions to enforce the school’s rules and standards The lack of educational actions What are the reasons of youth violence?The Regional Authorities 2007

13. 90% of students declare the they feel safe at school4% of students feel unsafe at school ( Pomerania Region)

14. The main forms of violence: calling sb’s name, rejecting, fights, threatening, extortion Regional Authorities’ surveys - 2007

15. Courses & Programmes • Courses for pedagogues and teachers- ‘Violence in schools and family- prevention, diagnosis and reactions’- 1998/1999 • Local programme in Gdynia- ‘Fighting against violence’ • 2000 in Bialystok – ‘All together object to violence’ • The course for teachers – ‘Being against violence’, ‘How to deal with violence at a school level’

16. CYBER- VIOLENCE It is a form of the persecution other people with using new media and technologies: internet, short messages, e-mails, discussion platforms, blogs) 52% (12-17 year old) experience – verbalviolence 47% - vulgar words 21%- humiliating 16% -threatening / blackmailing More than 50% teenagers have been filmed or taken photos without their permission