Tackling violence in schools
The WA Government has launched the third stage of campaign aimed at combating violence in schools.
‘Voices Against Violence’ is the latest phase of the ‘No Voice to Violence’ campaign, which was originally launched in September 2019.
Phase three focuses on raising awareness of school violence being socially unacceptable, and driving community conversations about the issue. The six-week campaign encourages everyone to play their part to bring about positive change.
It is state-wide and will run across media outlets, digital and social media. Schools will be provided with posters to create awareness on school grounds.
In 2018, the WA Government launched the ‘Let’s take a stand together’ action plan to provide principals and teachers with support to manage incidents and problem behaviour.
The first stage of the No Voice to Violence social media campaign appealed to young people and others in the community to think before liking or sharing violent vision on social media.
Following on from those messages, the second stage focused on accountability and legal implications, as well as consequences of involvement in any form of violence, which can include sharing, filming, encouraging and participating in violent acts.
“Since 2018, we have been encouraging everyone in school communities to take a stand against violence together,” said Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery.
“This campaign educates young people and community members about the impacts that violent incidents, as well as the filming and sharing of violence online, can have on their lives.
“Now with phase three, we aim to reignite all of those important messages and encourage everyone to speak out against violence.
“We all have a responsibility to bring about positive change, and the campaign to tackle violence is about ongoing conversations to remind us all that we have a part to play in stopping violence in our schools.”
Parents and other members of school communities can find out more about the campaign by visiting https://www.education.wa.edu.au/violence.
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