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