BIRRALEE
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
TRONDHEIM
Teachers
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The Right to a Safe and Good School Environment
All students have the right to a safe and good school environment that promotes health, inclusion, well-being, and learning. Birralee has zero tolerance for offensive behavior such as bullying, violence, discrimination, and harassment. It is the student’s own experience of how they feel at school that determines whether the school environment is safe and good.
The School’s Duty to Act
To ensure the student’s right to a safe and good school environment, the school has a duty to act. This duty ensures that the school responds quickly and appropriately when a student is not doing well at school.
Everyone who works at the school is required to pay attention, intervene, and report if they suspect that a student does not have a safe and good school environment. The school is obligated to investigate the matter and implement suitable measures.
The duty to act is divided into five sub-duties:
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Monitor that students have a safe and good school environment
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Intervene immediately against offensive behavior (such as bullying, violence, discrimination, and harassment), and stop it if possible
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Notify the principal if there is suspicion or knowledge that a student does not feel safe and comfortable
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Investigate how the student is doing and what has happened
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Correct the situation with appropriate measures and prepare a written plan for these measures
The Principal is responsible for correcting the situation through appropriate measures and preparing a written plan for them. The school must follow up, evaluate, and if necessary adjust and implement new measures until the student feels safe and comfortable at school.
Parents can report a concern to the Principal via the button below:
If a Student Is Harassed by a School Employee
If a student experiences harassment from a teacher or another staff member, the school has an additional responsibility to follow up on the matter. The pprincipal must then report the case to the school owner (the Board), who must also follow up the case further.
If Bullying or Harassment Happens After School Hours
What happens between students after school hours can affect how a student feels at school—whether it takes place online, on the way to school, or at football practice. If something that happens outside of school hours causes a student to feel unsafe at school, the school must address it. The cause or location of the incident will not prevent the school from taking action.
Action Plan
When the school learns that a student does not feel safe and comfortable, they must create an action plan for that student. The school may also choose to create an action plan for the class if several students are involved in the same situation or challenge.
The scope of the action plan will vary from case to case. In cases where the school acts early and the measures are simple, a short and schematic action plan may be sufficient. In more complex cases, the plan will need to be more comprehensive. The plan must be written and in a format that can be presented to the County Governor (Statsforvalteren) if necessary.
The School Must Document Its Actions
The school must keep written documentation of what it does to ensure that students have a safe and good school environment. They must document how they follow up on the action plan, involve students, and take into account the best interests of the student.
Reporting the Case to the County Governor
In most cases, the school finds good solutions together with the students and parents. The school has one week to reassure the student and parents that steps will be taken to address the situation. If the situation does not improve, or if the measures are not sufficient, the student and parents can report the case to the County Governor (Statsforvalteren).
Our Pastoral Team
If you have any concerns about a child or young person in our school, you must share this information immediately with our Pastoral Coordinator or the School Principal.
