Bullying Information
- Tell a staff member at the school (teacher, counselor, assistant principal, principal)
- Fill out a bully report form ONLINE
- Call Student Services at (951) 571-7630
- For anonymous community reporting, call WeTip at 1- (800) 782-7463
Bullying Definition
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.
Click here for more information: https://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/definition/index.html
Types of Bullying
Verbal: Saying or writing mean things. This is the most common form of bullying, often starting in elementary school and peaking in middle school.
Examples Include:
-Teasing
-Name Calling
Social: Making someone feel excluded or humiliated. This behavior is often carried out by a group and can be especially hard to recognize.
Examples Include:
-Telling someone whom they can and cannot be friends with
-Spreading rumors
Physical: Hitting, kicking or threatening to hurt someone,. This is the easiest form of bullying to identity.
Examples Include:
-Hitting
Cyber: Writing mean or inappropriate things online.
Examples include:
-Ridiculing someone publicly
-Sending unwelcome emails or text messages
Anti-Bullying Apps:
Rethink: Uses filtering technology to flag offensive content.
Profession Garfield Cyberbullying: Teaches users how to identify and resolve cyberbullying situations and when to enlist help from an adult.
Puresight: Filters and monitors content on internet applications, prevents cyberbullying by alerting parents of verbal violence.
Statewide resources for bullying prevention
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/se/bullyres.asp
Anti-Bullying Websites for Parents
American Psychological AssociationAnti-bullying Institute
Kids Health
National Bullying Prevention Center
National Crime Prevention Council
Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety
Peace Builders
Prevent Bullying
The Bully Project
We Tip Hotline: 1-855-86– BULLY
Statewide resources for youth
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/sa/
Student Websites
Kids Health
McGruff the Crime Dog
Prevent Bullying
Stop Bullying Now
The Bully Project