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Bow Bullying Policy

The Bow School District is committed to providing a safe and secure educational environment free from bullying and harassment. This policy prohibits all forms of bullying and cyberbullying, ensuring that students feel protected regardless of their status. Retaliation against those reporting bullying is strictly forbidden. Specific definitions of bullying, including physical harm, emotional distress, and interference with educational opportunities, are outlined. Effective reporting and disciplinary mechanisms are in place to prevent bullying and support victims.

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Bow Bullying Policy

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  1. Bow Bullying Policy Effective January 3, 2011

  2. Statement of Policy It is the policy of the Bow School District that its students have an educational setting that is safe, secure, peaceful, and free from student harassment, also known as bullying or cyberbullying. The School District will not tolerate unlawful harassment of any type and conduct that constitutes bullying or cyberbullying as defined herein is prohibited. Retaliation or false accusations against a victim, witness, or anyone else who in good faith provides information about an act of bullying or cyberbullying is prohibited. All students are protected regardless of their status under the law. Any person violating this Policy may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion. Each building Principal is responsible for the implementation of this Policy.

  3. Definition “Bullying” is: • a single significant incident or a pattern of incidents • involving a written, verbal, or electronic communication, or a physicalact or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another student

  4. Which……… • (a) physically harms a student or damages the student’s property; • (b) causes emotional distress to a student (for the purposes of this policy, “emotional distress” means distress that materially impairs the student’s participation in academic or other school sponsored activities. The term “emotional distress” does not include unpleasantness or discomfort that accompanies an unpopular viewpoint.)

  5. Which……… • (c) interferes with a student’s educational opportunities; OR • (d) creates a hostile educational environment; OR • (e) substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the school.

  6. Also……. • “Bullying” includes actions motivated by an imbalance of power based on a student’s actual or perceived personal characteristics, behaviors, or beliefs, or motivated by the student’s association with another person and based on the other person’s characteristics, behaviors, or beliefs.

  7. Cyberbullying And includes: • Bullying using technology that • (a) occurs on, or is delivered to, school propertyor a school-sponsored activity or event on or off school property OR • (b) occurs off of school property or outside of a school-sponsored activity or event, if the conduct interferes with a student’s educational opportunities or substantially disrupts the orderly operations of the school or school sponsored activity or event.

  8. Reporting • Report bullying to the Principal, Assistant Principal, or any School District Employee OR • By filling out a district form that you can obtain from your teachers The administration will investigate the allegations and take remedial disciplinary action when the conduct has been substantiated. No action will be taken solely on the basis of a confidential report.

  9. To Prevent Recurrence Administration may choose necessary and appropriate disciplinary action which may include but is not limited to: • Detention • Suspension • Expulsion • Notice to School Resource Officer

  10. Additional Discipline Additional disciplinary action will also be taken against any student who • Retaliates (tries to get even) against someone who reports him/her OR • Encourages others to retaliate OR • Makes a FALSE accusation

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