Indicated actions to address bullying and victimization in schools. The results of PEBUC (Protocol for Emergency in BUllying Cases)

Journal title MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA
Author/s Ersilia Menesini, Giada Fiorentini, Annalaura Nocentini
Publishing Year 2021 Issue 2021/1
Language Italian Pages 24 P. 65-88 File size 257 KB
DOI 10.3280/MAL2021-001005
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trial. Bullying is a relevant problem in school context, however there are few nationally and internationally structured protocols to deal with this problem. The aim of the study is to evaluate PEBUC project, a standardized pro-tocol for indicated actions in bullying situations. The participants were 11 teachers from 2 Tuscany schools. The protocol includes: first report forms, in-depth screening forms, fol-low-up forms. The results show that following the protocol, teachers were able to take care of bullying episodes and effectively manage the situation. The efficacy of the proto-col underlines how schools need a report system and a structured protocol to tackle bullying and cyberbullying.

Keywords: Bullying, teachers, reporting, emergency protocol.

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Ersilia Menesini, Giada Fiorentini, Annalaura Nocentini, Le azioni indicate per la gestione dei casi di bullismo e vittimizzazione nella scuola. I risultati della sperimentazione del progetto PEBUC (Protocollo di Emergenza per i casi di bullismo e cyberbullismo) in "MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA" 1/2021, pp 65-88, DOI: 10.3280/MAL2021-001005