Bullying Prevention
Prevention Resources
SDOJ Bullying Prevention
The District strives to provide a safe, secure and respectful learning environment for all students in school buildings, on school grounds, in school buses and at school-sponsored activities. Bullying has a harmful social, physical, psychological and academic impact on bullies, victims and bystanders. The District consistently and vigorously addresses bullying so that there is no disruption to the learning environment and learning process.
PACER National Bullying Prevention Center- How is Bullying Defined?
Board Policies-
| 5517 - STUDENT ANTI-HARASSMENT | 5517.01 - BULLYING |
Reporting
Bullying Reporting:
- Verbal or written to trusted adult
- Buddy Box report in elementary schools
- Bullying Incident Report in middle and high schools
- Speak Up, Speak Out (SUSO) app (On all student Chromebooks, district website)
Bullying Investigation:
- The SDoJ takes bullying very seriously, including all instances of perceived bullying. These are documented, investigated, and addressed appropriately at each school. Universal instruction with students and professional development with staff is provided, and there are ongoing efforts to strengthen student-to-student and staff-to-student connections.
- See policy 5517.01 Bullying for more information,
What Can Caregivers Do?
Talking to your child about bullying can be difficult to navigate. It is important for caregivers to maintain an open and trusting line of communication with their children, especially when it comes to bullying involvement. When establishing trusting communicative habits, caregivers should make sure that they are genuine, allow their child to take the lead, and set aside time to talk without distractions.
Bullying: A Guide for Caregivers
- Join our SDoJ Bullying Prevention Team: Made up of administrators, pupil services, teachers, board members, parents, students
- Meet summer 2023 for one to two 90 minute meetings and then annually
- Review SDoJ Bullying Prevention Plan
- Consider the newly released WI DPI Bullying Prevention Toolkit and integrate identified best practices into the SDoJ Plan
Conflict vs Bullying
Not all negative, socially unacceptable behavior is "bullying".
CONFLICT is a natural part of life.
People view things differently and have disagreements at times. It is important not to label conflict or fighting as bullying
|
CONFLICT |
vs | BULLYING |
|---|---|---|
| Between Friends/ Equals/ Peers | 1 | Not friends/ Imbalance of Power |
| Spontaneous/ Occasional | 2 | Repeated Over Time |
| Accidental/ Not Planned | 3 | Intentional |
| Little or No Serious/ Lasting Harm | 4 | Physical/ Emotional Harm |
| Equal Emotional Reaction to the Incident | 5 | Unequal Emotional Reaction to the Incident |
| Not Done for Domination/ Control | 6 | Seeking Control/ Possession/ Domination |
| Sense of Remorse | 7 | No Remorse/ Blames the Target |
| Desire to Solve the Problem | 8 | No Effort to Solve the Problem |
CONFLICT, while sometimes uncomfortable, can be an opportunity for equal partners in the situation to learn how to solve problems. This will happen by both people working the problem out through healthy and positive means.
BULLYING is done by someone perceived to be more powerful than the target and is unwanted, negative, and meant to cause harm to the bullying target through physically or emotionally damaging means that are repeated or threatened to be repeated.