BullyingCyberbullying AP ACADEMY November 7 8 2019 BULLYINGCYBERBULLYING

Bullying/Cyberbullying AP ACADEMY: November 7 -8, 2019

BULLYING/CYBERBULLYING Todays students face unique challenges, navigating a world both enriched and complicated by technology and social media. Senate Bill 179 also known as David’s Law strengthens anti-bullying laws to include cyberbullying.

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Changes to Texas Law: S. B 179

BULLYING CAN BE: DIRECT Face to face Verbal Physical Insults, putdowns, teasing, harassment Shoves, pushes, hitting, assault Psychological Rolling eyes, dirty looks, uttering threats, extortion

BULLYING CAN BE: INDIRECT Behind someone’s back Exclusion Relational Aggression Leaving out Shunning Telling people not to be friends with a victim Gossip Lowering people’s opinion about the victim

CYBERBULLYING: ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY Off SCHOOL PROPERTY Disrupts the Educational Process Distrupts the Educational Process CONSEQUENCES DAEP/LEGAL SYSTEM

PEIMS CODE 061: BULLYING A student may be removed from class and placed in a disciplinary alternative education program as provided by Texas Education Code Section 37. 008 or expelled if the student: Engages in bullying that encourages a student to commit or attempt to commit suicide; Incites violence against a student through group bullying; or Releases or threatens to release intimate visual material of a minor or a student who is 18 years of age or older without the student’s consent.

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Bullying: Process STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT: If a student believes that he or she has experienced bullying or has witnessed bullying of another student, it is important for the student or parent to notify a teacher, school counselor, principal, or another district employee as soon as possible to obtain assistance and intervention. The administration will investigate any allegations of bullying or other related misconduct. The district will also provide notice to the parent of the alleged victim and the parent of the student alleged to have engaged in bullying. A student may anonymously report an alleged incident of bullying at www. sisd. net under the Stop Bullying tab at https: //www. anonymousalerts. com/socorroisd/default. aspx. If the results of an investigation indicate that bullying has occurred, the administration will take appropriate disciplinary action and may notify law enforcement in certain circumstances. Disciplinary or other action may be taken even if the conduct did not rise to the level of bullying. Available counseling options will be provided to these individuals, as well as to any students who have been identified as witnesses to the bullying. Any retaliation against a student who reports an incident of bullying is prohibited.

Bullying Checklist

Bullying (FFI) vs. Harassment (FFH) Harassment includes: 1. Conduct that meets the definition established in district policies DIA(LOCAL) and FFH(LOCAL); 2. Conduct that threatens to cause harm or bodily injury to another person, including a district student, employee, board member, or volunteer; is sexually intimidating; causes physical damage to the property of another student; subjects another student to physical confinement or restraint; or maliciously and substantially harms another student’s physical or emotional health or safety, as defined in Section 37. 001(b)(2) of the Education Code; or 3. Conduct that is punishable as a crime under Penal Code 42. 07, including the following types of conduct if carried out with the intent to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass another: a. Initiating communication and, in the course of the communication, making a comment, request, suggestion, or proposal that is obscene, as defined by law; b. Threatening, in a manner reasonably likely to alarm the person receiving the threat, to inflict bodily injury on the person or to commit a felony against the person, a member of the person’s family or household, or the person’s property; c. Conveying, in a manner reasonably likely to alarm the person receiving the report, a false report, which is known by the conveyor to be false, that another person has suffered death or serious bodily injury; and d. Sending repeated electronic communications in a manner reasonably likely to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, embarrass, or offend another.

Investigation Report Document the report. Even if the complainant and his/her parents do not want to put the complaint in writing, the appropriate administrator must do so. 1. Take immediate steps to investigate. Document the investigation and inform parents. Notify the parent of the alleged victim before third business day. Notify a parent of the student alleged to have engaged in the conduct within a reasonable amount of time after the incident is reported.

Tips for Performing an Investigation Take claims and allegations seriously – no matter how trivial they may seem. Interview the parties and all possible witnesses, and be professional. The investigator must demonstrate in his or her behavior that the complaint is being taken seriously. Maintain proper documentation of the investigation, such as taking detailed interview notes or securing relevant evidence. Use discretion when talking to people in the course of the investigation. Treat all persons with dignity and respect. Know when to get help. Remain neutral. Consider using an outside investigator or other administrator to conduct the investigation if questions about the designated investigator’s impartiality arise. Take immediate and appropriate action upon conclusion of the investigation.

Closing the Investigation Write it up! Maintain Records: All participating students should have documentation saved in their file for future issues/complaints. Upload Investigation Report All investigation reports should be written. Indicate on report any necessary recommendations from the administrator. Assign discipline as necessary, according to Code of Conduct Anti-Bullying Contract Tyler Discipline Event Details Send Investigation Report to: Caryn Gonzalez: cgonza 02@sisd. net

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Remember: It takes everyone working together to make our schools a safe and supportive environment where every student feels welcome and ready to learn. Questions