Forms of BullyingForms of Bullying

• Direct/PhysicalDirect/Physical

• Indirect/EmotionalIndirect/Emotional

• CyberbullyingCyberbullying

As defined by NC lawAs defined by NC law

• ““Bullying or harassing behavior” is Bullying or harassing behavior” is any pattern of gestures or written, any pattern of gestures or written, electronic, or verbal electronic, or verbal communications, or any physical act communications, or any physical act or any threatening communication or any threatening communication that takes place on school property, that takes place on school property, at any school sponsored function, or at any school sponsored function, or on a school bus, and that:on a school bus, and that:

• Places a student in actual and Places a student in actual and reasonable fear of harm to his or reasonable fear of harm to his or her person or damage to his or her her person or damage to his or her property; or property; or

• Creates or is certain to create a Creates or is certain to create a hostile environment by hostile environment by substantially interfering with or substantially interfering with or impairing a student’s educational impairing a student’s educational performance, opportunities or performance, opportunities or benefits.benefits.

• Bullying or harassing behavior includes, Bullying or harassing behavior includes, but is not limited to, acts reasonably but is not limited to, acts reasonably perceived as being motivated by any perceived as being motivated by any actual or perceived differentiating actual or perceived differentiating characteristics such as:characteristics such as:

• Race,color,religion, ancestry, national Race,color,religion, ancestry, national

origin, gender, socioeconomic status, origin, gender, socioeconomic status, academic status, gender identify, academic status, gender identify, physical appearance, sexual orientation, physical appearance, sexual orientation, mental, physical, developmental, or mental, physical, developmental, or sensory disability, or an association with sensory disability, or an association with a person who has or is perceived to a person who has or is perceived to have one or more of these have one or more of these characteristics.characteristics.

PhysicalPhysical

• Physical bullying Physical bullying includes you using includes you using your body.  your body.  Examples of Examples of physical bullying physical bullying are kicking, are kicking, pinching, and pinching, and hitting. It can also hitting. It can also include damaging include damaging and stealing items.  and stealing items. 

Emotional/VerbalEmotional/Verbal

• Verbal bullying includes Verbal bullying includes saying something about saying something about someone behind their someone behind their back.  It could be name-back.  It could be name-calling, teasing, threats, calling, teasing, threats, spreading rumors, and spreading rumors, and blackmail.  This can make blackmail.  This can make people scared, upset, and people scared, upset, and wonder why they are not wonder why they are not treated as they should be.  treated as they should be.  Just calling people names Just calling people names can break up friendships.  can break up friendships.  Words can hurt, and Words can hurt, and sometimes do more harm sometimes do more harm to a person than physical to a person than physical bullying.  bullying. 

Indirect/ExcludingIndirect/Excluding

• Exclusion bullying includes leaving Exclusion bullying includes leaving someone out, ignoring them, or someone out, ignoring them, or making them feel unwelcome. It is making them feel unwelcome. It is mostly when people do not allow mostly when people do not allow someone else to play with them.  How someone else to play with them.  How would you feel if someone would never would you feel if someone would never let you play with him or her at recess?  let you play with him or her at recess?  You would feel pretty upset probably.  You would feel pretty upset probably.  You may not think of that as bullying.  You may not think of that as bullying. 

Cyber BullyingCyber Bullying

• Cyber bullying is about negative Cyber bullying is about negative online communication between kids, online communication between kids, preteens and teenagers.preteens and teenagers.

• Sydney sent Betty an email that said Sydney sent Betty an email that said she was fat, stupid and ugly. she was fat, stupid and ugly.

• Mia photo shopped a naked picture Mia photo shopped a naked picture with Gina’s face and posted it on with Gina’s face and posted it on MySpace. MySpace.

Consequences for StudentsConsequences for Students

• Students will be disciplined in accordance Students will be disciplined in accordance with the Craven County Schools Student with the Craven County Schools Student Policies and Regulations. Policies and Regulations.

• Based on the nature and severity of the Based on the nature and severity of the offense, the student will be subject offense, the student will be subject positive behavioral interventions up to and positive behavioral interventions up to and including expulsion.including expulsion.

Consequences cont.Consequences cont.

• Craven County Schools has provided a Craven County Schools has provided a website, linked to our home page, for website, linked to our home page, for anonymous reports of discrimination, anonymous reports of discrimination, harassment, or bullying and will monitor harassment, or bullying and will monitor complaints at the district level and then complaints at the district level and then will send them to this school.will send them to this school.

• All verified cases of discrimination, All verified cases of discrimination, harassment or bullying shall be reported harassment or bullying shall be reported to the SBOE.to the SBOE.

Reporting IncidentsReporting Incidents

• False Reporting could result in a day False Reporting could result in a day in reflections, in or out of school in reflections, in or out of school suspension and other possible suspension and other possible consequences.consequences.

Reporting IncidentsReporting Incidents

• Website on TCMS home page.Website on TCMS home page.

• A box in the media center that A box in the media center that remains locked.remains locked.

• Box will be checked regularly.Box will be checked regularly.

Filing ComplaintsFiling Complaints

• A complaint should be filed as soon as A complaint should be filed as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after possible but no later than 45 days after the incident occurred. the incident occurred.

• Complaints after the 45 day period may be Complaints after the 45 day period may be investigated: however, individuals should investigated: however, individuals should recognize that delays in reporting may recognize that delays in reporting may impair the investigation.impair the investigation.

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