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Bullying Prevention

Bullying Prevention and Reporting

Bullying, a behavior that hurts, harms, or humiliates someone physically or emotionally, is a serious issue that impacts thousands of students every day.  As damaging as bullying may be, there is hope!  With education and awareness, bullying can be prevented at school, in neighborhoods, and online.

SJUSD believes that a safe and civil school environment is necessary for students to learn and achieve and that bullying causes physical, psychological, and emotional harm to students and interferes with their ability to learn and participate in school activities.  Bullying has been linked to other forms of antisocial behavior, such as vandalism, shoplifting, skipping and dropping out of school, fighting, using drugs and alcohol, sexual harassment, and violence.  It is the goal of SJUSD to create a learning environment in all its school communities where all students feel safe and supported, are protected from bullying, and are able to succeed academically and develop socially and emotionally into responsible, caring individuals. 

SJUSD asks every San Jacinto Unified student, with the support of his/her parent(s), guardian(s) and the adults at school, to commit to the following principles, which will apply to everyone on school property and at school-related activities:  
 
  • I will not bully others.
  • I will try to help anyone I suspect is being bullied.
  • I will work to include students who are left out.

  • If someone is being bullied, I will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.

Types of Bullying

Examples of the types of conduct that may constitute bullying and are prohibited by the district include, but are not limited to:

  1. Physical bullying:  An act that inflicts harm upon a person's body or possessions, such as hitting, kicking, pinching, spitting, tripping, pushing, taking or breaking someone's possessions, or making cruel or rude hand gestures.
  2.  Verbal bullying:  An act that includes saying or writing hurtful things, such as teasing, name-calling, inappropriate sexual comments, taunting, or threats to cause harm.
  3.  Social/relational bullying:  An act that harms a person's reputation or    relationships, such as leaving a person out of an activity on purpose, influencing others not to be friends with someone, spreading rumors, or embarrassing someone in public.
  4.  Cyberbullying:  An act such as sending demeaning or hateful text messages or emails, spreading rumors by email or by posting on social networking sites, or posting or sharing embarrassing photos, videos, web sites, or fake profiles.

Preventing Bullying

SJUSD has implemented measures to prevent bullying in district schools, including, but not limited to the following:

  • Each school site has established clear rules for student conduct and implements strategies to promote a positive learning environment. 
  • Providing information to students, through student handbooks, district and school  websites and social media, and other age-appropriate means, about district and school rules related to bullying, mechanisms available for reporting incidents or threats, and the consequences for engaging in bullying.
  • Students are encouraged to notify school staff when they are being bullied or when they suspect another student is being bullied, and provided means to report threats or incidents anonymously and confidentially via Anonymous Alerts.
  • Sites conduct assessments of bullying incidents and, if necessary increase supervision in areas where bullying occurs often such as playgrounds, hallways, cafeterias, etc.
  • Teaching all students social and emotional skills and establishing classroom and school-wide practices that promote relationship-building, including teaching all school stakeholders to speak out when they see or hear bullying, degrading language, and bias or prejudice.
  • Students receive bully prevention lessons that identify bullying and strategies to combat bullying.