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Volusia County Schools

Volusia County Schools. Bullying/Harassment and the Jeffrey Johnston Legislation. F.S.1006.147- School Safety "Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act”.

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Volusia County Schools

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  1. Volusia County Schools Bullying/Harassment and the Jeffrey Johnston Legislation

  2. F.S.1006.147- School Safety"Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act” An act relating to school safety; prohibiting bullying and harassment of any student or employee of a public K-12 educational institution; providing definitions;  requiring each school district to adopt a policy prohibiting such bullying and harassment.

  3. Definition of Bullying “Bullying” is defined as systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students and may involve: • Teasing; •  Social exclusion; • Threat; •  Intimidation; •  Stalking; •  Physical violence; •  Theft; •  Sexual, religious, or racial harassment; •  Public humiliation; or •  Destruction of property.

  4. Definition of Harassment “Harassment” is defined as any threatening, insulting, or dehumanizing gesture, use of data or computer software, or written, verbal, or physical conduct directed against a student or school employee that: • Places a student or school employee in reasonable fear of harm to his or her person or damage to his or her property. • Has the effect of substantially interfering with a student’s educational performance, opportunities, or benefits. • Has the effect of substantially disrupting the orderly operation of a school.

  5. Volusia County Schools’Policies • Bullying - Policy 525 • Bullying for the purpose of this policy is defined as systematically and chronically inflicting physical or psychological distress on one or more student or employees. The term bullying shall include “cyber-bullying” . • It is further defined as unwanted and repeated written, verbal, or physical behavior, including any threatening, insulting or dehumanizing gesture by a student or adult, that is severe or pervasive enough to create an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational environment; cause discomfort or humiliation or unreasonable interfere with the individual’s school performance or participation.

  6. Volusia County Schools’Policies • Harassment- Policy 525 • Harassment for the purpose of this policy, shall be defined as any threatening, insulting, or dehumanizing gesture, use of data or computer software, or written, verbal or physical conduct directed against a student or school employee that: • Places a student or employee in reasonable fear of harm to his or her person or damage to his or her property. • Has the effect of substantially interfering with a student’s educational performance, opportunities, or benefits • Has the effect of substantially disrupting the orderly operation of a school.

  7. Volusia County Schools’Policies • Code of Conduct- Policy 208 • Bullying is defined as aggressive behavior that is repeated, that is intentionally harmful and occurs with no provocation. This includes teasing, calling names, hitting, kicking, stealing, threatening as well as spreading rumors and influencing others to do these things. This includes cyber-bullying where technology and cyberspace are used for any of the above behaviors and acts.

  8. Ensuring the Safety of Our Students • Procedure in place for anonymous reporting • New procedures in place to Investigate and Document bullying and harassment. • Paperwork to be completed by School Administrators to document and investigate reports of bullying and harassment. • Constant communication with parents. • All reports of bullying will be investigated and documented through Crosspointe and SESIR.

  9. Bullying Prevention

  10. Staff Training

  11. School-wide Curriculum & Policies

  12. Classroom-Level Prevention

  13. Student Empowerment NORMAL CONFLICT VS. BULLYING

  14. Awareness • Post student expectations related to bullying in common areas & in each classroom. • Additional awareness campaigns can be conducted through contests or PSAs on your morning news.

  15. Parent Involvement

  16. “Good schools are proactive and deal with bullying promptly, firmly, and fairly. Bad schools deny it, ignore it, rationalize it, handle it inappropriately, sweep it under the carpet, blame the victim of bullying, blame the parents of the victim of bullying, or make lots of impressive noises but take no substantive action.” Bullying in American Schools (2003) by Anne G. Garrett

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