Anti-bullying Policy
What is bullying?
It is an act intended to hurt another person and results in pain or distress to the victim. It involves an imbalance of power between the bully and the victim, it can be planned and organized, or it may be unintentional perpetrated by individuals or by groups of pupils
Types of bullying
- Physical Bullying – pushing, punching, kicking, hitting, pinching, and other physical attacks.
- Verbal Bullying – insults, teasing, name-calling, taunting, threatening, homophobic/racist remarks, spreading rumors, and other verbal abuses
- Covert Bullying –is often harder to recognize and can be carried out behind the bullied person’s back. Examples include lying and spreading rumors, negative facial or physical gestures, menacing or contemptuous looks, playing nasty jokes to embarrass and humiliate, mimicking unkindly, encouraging others to socially exclude someone, or damaging someone’s social reputation and social acceptance
- Cyberbullying ‐ is overt or covert bullying behaviors using digital technologies. Examples include harassment via a mobile phone, setting up a defamatory personal website or deliberately excluding someone from social networking spaces. Cyberbullying can happen at any time. It can be in public or in private and sometimes only known to the target and the person bullying.
How do we prevent bullying?
- We have worked together to guarantee that all school staff, pupils, and parents have an understanding of bullying
- We make sure that every pupil knows that Grace Valley Indian School does not tolerate any form of bullying
- We ensure that every pupil acts in accordance with the school’s Code of Conduct
- We use every opportunity to talk to students about proper behavior towards each other
- We act immediately with any complaints and deal firmly with anyone exhibiting bullying behavior