Anonymous Bullying Reporting Form |
You do not need to identify yourself in this form. If your information requires immediate action, we suggest calling the school directly at 519-599-5991 to talk with administration or Choices staff.
Mr. Lefebvre x 527 Mrs. Bailey x 526 Mrs. Lipsett x 117 |
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What is Bullying?
Actions meant to hurt someone’s feelings or devalue them are bullying/harassing behaviours. Bullying is a form of harassment. Some examples include behaviours such as saying hurtful things to someone about their appearance or ability, posting disrespectful comments about someone online, hurting someone by physical actions, or treating someone badly or making a point of excluding them because of who they are. Such behaviours are often directed repeatedly against the same person or group, and they can happen on or off school grounds.
Bullying/harassment is not accidental. Although some students may feel pressured by their peers to bully or harass someone, they are still participating in behaviour that is meant to hurt or upset another person or group of people.
Physical
- pushing, tripping, hitting
- damaging or stealing someone’s property
Verbal
- name-calling, hurtful teasing
- insulting, humiliating, or threatening someone
Social
- excluding someone from "the group" or from an activity
- gossiping or spreading rumours about someone
- making someone look foolish
- making sure others don’t associate with someone
- displaying images or materials that are offensive or disrespectful
Electronic
- using the Internet or a cell phone to e-mail or send text messages or pictures in order to threaten someone or hurt their feelings; single them out, embarrass them, or make them look bad; or spread rumours or reveal secrets about them
Racial/ethnocultural
- treating someone badly because of their culture, racial or ethnic background, or the colour of their skin
- saying negative things about someone’s race, culture, ethnic background, or skin colour
- calling someone by a racially or ethnically disrespectful term
- telling racist jokes
Sexual
- touching, grabbing, or pinching someone in a sexual way
- spreading sexual rumours about someone
- making sexual comments or jokes about someone's body
- directing unwanted sexual attention or advances towards someone
Gender role-based
- treating someone badly because of their gender identity
- making hurtful comments or making a joke about someone based on gender stereotypes, such as telling a girl she cannot play a sport because she is a girl or calling a boy a "sissy" because he has a hobby you think only girls should have
Homophobic
- calling someone "gay", "fag", "lesbian", "dyke", or something similar in a way meant to upset them
- making crude comments or spreading rumours about someone’s actual or perceived sexual identity
- disrespecting someone who is attracted to members of the same sex or of both sexes
- disrespecting someone for their choice of activities, hobbies, or clothing
- making fun of someone whose parents are lesbian or gay
Religion-based
- treating someone badly because of their religion
- saying negative things about someone’s religion
- making jokes about someone’s religion
Disability-based
- treating someone badly because of a disability they have - for example, making jokes about a person who uses a wheelchair (visible disability) or calling a personnames because he or she learns in a different way than you do (invisible disability) - or spreading rumours about someone because of a disability you think they may have
- making someone feel left out because of a disability they have (visible or invisible) or a disability you think they may have
Income-based
- treating someone badly because of the type of housing or the neighbourhood they live in
- spreading rumours about someone based on stereotypes about being "poor"
- making jokes about someone because they do not appear to have a lot of money (e.g., because they
may not have name-brand clothing, or because ofwhere they live)
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