Safe Schools

Harrisfield Public School 

2026-2027 Safe and Inclusive School Plan

Our school is committed to providing all students with a safe, caring, and inclusive learning environment free from bullying and harassment that promotes respect, acceptance, and empathy.

Staff, students, parents and caregivers, and community partners will work together as a team to help make our school safe and welcoming for everyone.

The Safe and Inclusive School Plan highlights some of the key actions that our school community will put in place as part of our bullying prevention and intervention efforts.

Key Priorities and Goals

This year we are focusing on:

• Relationships first
• Safety and belonging
• Equity and fairness
• Student voice and engagement

We are doing this because targeting these key areas with intentional strategies, the school will build a more respectful, inclusive, and safe learning environment for all students, staff and community members.

Key Actions or Strategies

• Implement school-wide social-emotional learning (SEL) focus (e.g., empathy, perspective-taking)
• Teach and reinforce upstander behaviour
• Use restorative practices to address conflict and harm
• Implement self-regulation and mental health skill instruction
• Build regular classroom community circles
• Provide staff learning on equity, bias, and culturally responsive practice

Community and Home Connections

• Talk about feelings daily using open-ended questions (e.g., “What made you feel proud today?”), and model empathy at home (e.g., “I can see your sister is upset—what could we do to help?”)
• Role-play simple ways your child can respond if they see unkind behaviour (e.g., “Stop”, “That’s not kind” or finding an adult to help)
• Discuss the differences between conflict, being rude, being mean vs. being a bully (see chart below)