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What is Bullying?
San Juan Unified is guided by the following definition from the evidence-based Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP): Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending himself or herself.Bullying has four components:- A specific type of aggression
- Verbal
- Physical
- Psychological
- Behavior that is intended to harm or disturb
- Behavior that is carried out repeatedly and overtime
- An imbalance of power which can be physical or psychological.
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Bullying as defined by California state law
Bullying – Ed. Code Section 48900(r)
– Severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or by means of an electronic act, and including one or more of the following:- Sex Harassment (48900.2)
- Hate Violence (48900.3)
- Threats, harassment, intimidation (48900.4)
- Has or reasonably predicted to have one or more of the following:
- Reasonable pupil in fear of harm to person or property
- Reasonable pupil to experience substantially detrimental effect to physical or mental health
- Reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with academic performance
- Reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with ability to participate in or benefit from services, activities, or privileges provided by the school
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What is Cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is the use of modern communication technologies, such as but not limited to e-mail, instant messaging, chatrooms, web sites, social media/networks, text messaging used to intentionally embarrass, humiliate, threaten or intimidate an individual or group in an attempt to gain power and control.
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Examples of Acts Used to Bully
Bullying can take two forms. Direct acts are usually face-to-face and the person being bullied usually knows who is doing the bullying. Indirect acts are behind someone's back and sneaky; the person being bullied may not know who is doing the bullying.Examples of direct acts of bullying include:
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Physical Acts
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Hazing
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Threats
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Intimidation
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Verbal Abuse
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Taunting
Examples of indirect acts of bullying include:
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Making Faces
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Obscene Gestures
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Exclusion
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Rumors
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Cyberbullying
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Last Modified on July 9, 2019