School Board Policy Draft Bullying and Harassment

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School Board Policy 5517.01 Draft Bullying and Harassment The goal of this presentation is to provide notice and an overview of School Board Policy 5517.01 – Bullying and Harassment Administrators Meeting July 27, 2016

School Board Policy 5517.01 – Bullying and Harassment Instruction Procedure Students, parents, teachers, counselors, school administrators, and school volunteers shall be given instruction at a minimum on an annual basis on the Board’s policy and regulations against bullying and harassment. The instruction shall include evidence-based methods of preventing bullying and harassment, as well as how to effectively identify and respond to bullying in schools. The instruction procedure states that students, parents, teachers, counselors, school administrators, and school volunteers shall be given instruction at a minimum on an annual basis on the Board’s policy and regulations against bullying and harassment. The instruction shall include evidence-based methods of preventing bullying and harassment, as well as how to effectively identify and respond to bullying in schools. 1

School Board Policy 5517.01 – Bullying and Harassment Instruction Procedure Instruction regarding bullying, harassment, and the District’s violence prevention and school safety efforts shall be integrated into District curriculum at the appropriate grade levels. Additionally, instruction regarding bullying, harassment, and the District’s violence prevention and school safety efforts shall be integrated into District curriculum at the appropriate grade levels. Instruction regarding bullying, harassment, and the District’s violence prevention and school safety efforts shall be integrated into District curriculum at the appropriate grade levels. 2

School Board Policy 5517.01 – Bullying and Harassment It is the policy of the School Board that all of its students and school employees have an educational setting that is safe, secure, and free from bullying and harassment of any kind. The Board will not tolerate bullying and harassment of any type. Conduct that constitutes bullying and harassment, as defined in policy 5517.01, is prohibited. It is the policy of the School Board that all of its students and school employees have an educational setting that is safe, secure, and free from bullying and harassment of any kind. Conduct that constitutes bullying and harassment is prohibited. The school principal is responsible for making sure that all of the procedures in this policy are followed. 3

School Board Policy 5517.01 – Bullying and Harassment Definitions Bullying: Systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students or employees that is: severe or pervasive enough to create an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment; or unreasonably interferes with the individual’s school performance or participation Harassment: any threatening, insulting, or dehumanizing gesture, use of data or computer software, or written verbal or physical conduct directed against a student or school employee The policy defines bullying as systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students or employees that is severe or pervasive enough to create an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment or unreasonably interferes with the individual’s school performance or participation. Simply stated, bullying occurs when someone is purposely and repeatedly targeted by a stronger person and feels a sense of powerlessness. Harassment is defined as any threatening, insulting, or dehumanizing gesture, use of data or computer software, or written verbal or physical conduct directed against a student or school employee. 4

School Board Policy 5517.01 – Bullying and Harassment Definitions Cyberbullying: Sending mean messages or threats to a person’s email account or cellphone, spreading rumors online and through texts, or pretending to be someone else online to hurt another person Cyberstalking: Engaging in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to be communicated, words, images, or language by or through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional distress to that person The policy defines cyberbullying as sending mean messages or threats to a person’s email account or cellphone, spreading rumors online and through texts, or pretending to be someone else online to hurt another person. Cyberstalking involves similar conduct directed at a specific person causing substantial emotional distress. 5

School Board Policy 5517.01 – Bullying and Harassment Reporting Procedure At each school, the Principal is responsible for receiving reports of alleged acts of bullying. All employees are required to report alleged violations of this policy to the Principal or the appropriate administrator. The Principal of each school in the District shall establish and prominently publicize to students, staff, volunteers, and parents/legal guardians how a report of bullying or harassment may be filed either in-person or anonymously and how this report will be acted upon. The reporting procedure specifies that the Principal is responsible for receiving reports of alleged acts of bullying. The Principal shall establish and prominently publicize to students, staff, volunteers, and parents, how a report of bullying or harassment may be filed either in-person or anonymously and how this report will be acted upon. 6