Bullying
What is it?
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time and can be verbal, social, physical, or digital (cyber). Students are protected against bullying and non-sexual harassment by anyone in any school program or activity, including on the school campus, on the school bus, or off-campus during a school-sponsored activity.
Bullying/ non-sexual harassment includes: physical, written, verbal, or other harassment, threats, intimidation, cyberbullying, causing bodily injury to, or committing hate violence against any other student or school personnel. Cyberbullying includes the transmission of harassing communications, direct threats or other harmful texts, sounds, or images on the Internet, social media or other technologies using a telephone, computer of any wireless communication device. It also includes breaking into another person’s electronic account and assuming that person’s identity in order to damage that person’s reputation. (BP 5131.2- Bullying).
Verbal Bullying
- Teasing
- Name-calling
- Inappropriate sexual comments
- Taunting
- Threatening to cause harm
Social Bullying
- Leaving someone out on purpose
- Telling other people not to be friends with someone
- Embarrassing someone in public
Physical Bullying
- Hitting, kicking, and pinching
- Spitting
- Tripping and pushing
- Taking or breaking someone's things
- Making mean or rude hand gestures
Cyberbullying
- Transmission of harmful texts, sounds, images, direct threats, or other harassing communications using the Internet and social media.
- Hacking someone's account
How to Report
If you experience bullying, sexual harassment, or other harassment, notify any staff member. You may also text or call an anonymous tips.
TIP 411
This an anonymous tip line to alert administration of bullying an other threats to the safety and well-being of our students and staff.
School | TIP Line |
AHS- Text "Falcon" + your tip | 847411 |
BCHS- Text "Thunder" + your tip | 847411 |
ECHS HS- Text "Gauchos" + your tip | 847411 |
GVHS- Text "Cougars" + your tip | 847411 |
LHS- Text "Wolves" + your tip | 847411 |
MHS- Text "Bears" + your tip | 847411 |
YHS- Text "Dragon" + your tip | 847411 |
Call
These are direct phone lines to contact administration of bullying an other threats to the safety and well-being of our students and staff.
School | Phone Number |
Atwater HS | 325-1200 |
Buhach Colony HS | 325-1447 |
El Capitan HS | 384-5545 |
Golden Valley HS | 325-1847 |
Livingston HS | 398-3247 |
Merced HS | 325-1047 |
East Campus Education Center | 325-1647 |