Anti-Bullying

At Lammersville Unified School District we take every report of bullying seriously.  If your child or a friend has or is experiencing bullying, they can submit a report to the district and it will remain completely anonymous.  The Anti-Bullying Anonymous Report can be found on each school’s website under “Students” “Anti-Bullying”. 

What is bullying? 
“Bullying” means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or by means of an electronic act, and including one or more acts committed by a pupil or group of pupils as defined in Section 48900.2, 48900.3, or 48900.4, directed toward one or more pupils that has or can be reasonably predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following: placing an individual in fear of harm to themselves or their property, causing detrimental physical or mental effect, causing substantial interference to his/her academic performance, causing substantial interference with his/her ability to participate in services/activities/or privileges provided by school.  Bullying can also be conducted by an electronic act.   “Electronic act” means the creation or transmission originated on or off the school site, by means of an electronic device, including, but not limited to, a telephone, wireless telephone, or other wireless communication device, computer, or pager, or a communication, including, but not limited to, any of the following:  email, text, sound, video, image, social media, posting to or creating a burn page, impersonation, or creating a false profile. Students that are being bullied have a hard time defending him/herself.

How much of a problem is bullying? 
Unfortunately, bullying is very common from elementary school all the way through high school. In recent years, a series of bullying-related suicides in the US and across the globe have drawn attention to the connection between bullying and suicide. Studies show that Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims. The statistics of bullying is extremely frightening, nearly 30 percent of students are either bullies or victims of bullying, and 160,000 kids stay home from school every day because of fear of bullying. 

What can you do?  
Be an UPSTANDER, stand up for what is right and do your best to help support and protect someone who is being hurt.  Encourage your children to report any bullying activity to a teacher or adult.  Partner with the school administrative team to help put an end to bullying.  Talk to your children about appropriate behavior and kindness.  Help kids understand bullying and how to stand up to it safely.  Keep lines of communication open with your children, check in often, listen to them, know their friends, ask about school, and understand their concerns.

Anonymous Reporting Link