If our school launches an anti-bullying program, won the wider community perceive it as having a bullying problem?
Many schools have this fear. It is similar to the fears held by the organizations which first addressed racial abuses or sexual inequality. However, the fact that you are addressing bullying and harassment in your school is not an admission that your school has failed but a statement that you will no longer accept behavior that used to be tolerated or ignored. You will be seen as committed to creating a safe school and in the forefront of progressive schools.