The Sudbury Catholic District School Board joins school boards across Ontario in recognizing Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week, taking place November 17–21, 2025. This week provides an important opportunity to showcase kindness while reaffirming our shared commitment to creating safe, inclusive, and faith-filled learning environments where every student feels valued, supported, and respected.
Together, we are all invited to continue learning about bullying —exploring relevant resources and taking part in activities that help us identify, prevent, and ultimately eradicate it.
What to Expect?
Throughout the week, students, staff, and parents are encouraged to deepen their understanding of bullying and its impact on student learning and well-being. While bullying prevention is a year-round focus, this week serves as an important reminder of the work happening each day across K–12 schools.
Sudbury Catholic Schools use this time to highlight the different forms bullying can take and to promote kindness, gratitude, and acceptance through daily announcements, kindness clubs, classroom lessons, stories, and school-wide activities.
Our Role
Bullying prevention promotes the development of healthy relationships rooted in respect—both in person and online. As Catholic educators, parents/guardians, and caring adults, we all play a vital role in teaching and modelling relationships grounded in dignity, kindness, and empathy.
Throughout the week, Sudbury Catholic Schools will:
- Share daily messages that promote kindness, inclusion, and respect;
- Engage students in activities that build empathy and strengthen relationships;
- Encourage student voice and leadership in promoting safe and welcoming environments;
- Reinforce key expectations outlined in PPM 144: Bullying Prevention and Intervention.
SS11 – (REVISED) Bullying Prevention & Intervention
Resources
The following resources can be used by families and the community to support Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week:
