Anti-Bullying

BULLYING: Fact Sheet

Every student in Pomona Unified School District has the right to a safe and secure school environment, free of humiliation, intimidation, or fear.

DEFINITION
Bullying	Regularly inflicting physical or psychological pain or distress on one or more students.
TYPES OF BULLYING
Verbal	Name calling; teasing; gossiping; threats; racial slurs.
Nonverbal	Staring; stalking; insulting or threatening notes; threatening gestures or actions; destruction of property.
Physical	Hitting, punching; slapping; kicking; tripping; beating; fighting; shoving; hair pulling; pinching; “pantsing.”
Emotional	Terrorizing; rejecting or manipulating socially; intimidating (peer pressure); humiliating; isolating; rating or ranking classmates based on appearance.
Hazing	Humiliating as a rite of passage or initiation; mean-spirited physical or psychological abuse.
Cyber-bullying	Bullying through electronic means, such as: social media; texting; online.
REPORTING & INVESTIGATING
Reporting	Students who are the target of bullying should report the incident to their principal, teacher or school staff member. Reports may be made anonymously.
Investigating	Once bullying is reported, PUSD school officials will initiate an immediate investigation. All interviews of reported victims and accused will be conducted separately.
Discipline	School principals (or a designee by the principal) will determine what disciplinary action is warranted based on the nature of the bullying and student’s behavioral history.