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BULLYING AND OTHER SOCIAL
ISSUES
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
Peer Pressure
Choosing Friends
Bullying
How you treat others
Health
Distractions from School
WHAT IS BULLYING?Any pattern of gestures
or written, electronic, verbal communication,
any physical act, or threatening
communication that:
- places a student in fear of harm to self or
property
- interferes or impairs a student’s
educational performance, opportunities, or benefits
:
BULLYING AT MOUNT TABOR
Freshmen Survey Last Year
180 9th grade students reported
witnessing bullying at Mount
Tabor High School
(41% of the class)
47 9th grade students reported being a target of
bullying)
TYPES OF BULLYING
Obscene GesturesUnwanted
Physical ContactHurtful Name
Calling/Profanity Teas
ingIntimid
ation
Spreading False Rumors
Excluding/Socially Isolating to Cause Emotional Harm
Cyberbulling
DISCRIMINATION
Race
Religion
Ancestry
Color
Gender
Socioeconomic Status
Academic Status
National Origin
Gender Identity
Physical Appearance
Sexual Orientation
Disability
BECAUSE OF
BULLYING
Tyler Clementi, 18 New Jersey
Seth Walsh, 13 California
Asher Brown, 13 Texas
Phoebe Prince, 15 Massachus
etts
Sean Mulveyhill
, 18
Sharon Velazquez,
17
Austin Renaud,
18
Kayla Narey, 18
Flannery Mullins, 17
Ashley Longe,
17
In Our Community
Ashley Rogers, 15
Kernersville, NC Glenn High School
WHAT YOU
CAN DO ABOUT
IT
Take a Stand
Lead by Example
Embrace Difference
Tell Someo
ne!
WSFCS School Board Policy
No students should ever engage in or be subjected top
bullying behavior. The target determines if he or she is experiencing a “hostile environment.”Bullying includes discriminating against
someone because they are “different.”
No person is allowed to retaliate against anyone who
reports bullying behavior. Any school employee who witnesses bullying behavior shall report it to the proper
authority.The Principal or Principal’s
desginee shall investigate the report.
What does bullying look like at Mount
Tabor?
Where do you see or experience
bullying?
How does it feel
when you experienc
e or witness
bullying?
What should someone do if
they are experiencing
bullying?
What are some ways to help
someone who has been bullied?
How can you make
Mount Tabor a
safe place for ALL
students?
If we have no peace, it is because we
have forgotten that
we belong to
each other.
-Mother Teresa