WESTERN QUÉBEC SCHOOL BOARD

EMAIL US TO REPORT A BULLYING INCIDENT

Anti-Bullying & Anti-Violence

It is our collective responsibility to #standtogether to reduce the amount of violent and bullying type behaviours that occur at our school. If you have witnessed or experience any form of violence or bullying please take the time to click on the link above to report the incident.

All reports are sent directly to our principal and remain confidential.

What is bullying?

  1. Bullying is aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions.
  2. Bullying involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time.
  3. Bullying involves an imbalance of power or strength.

Important Links:

 

– the Western Quebec School Board’s “Safe Schools Policy”

– Hadley & Philemon Wright’s full “Anti-Bullying & Anti-Violence Plan”

– More about our ABAV plan

Types of bullying:

  1. Bullying is aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions.
  2. Bullying involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time.
  3. Bullying involves an imbalance of power or strength.Bullying can take on many forms:
    1. Verbal bullying including derogatory comments and name calling;
    2. Bullying through social exclusion or isolation;
    3. Physical bullying such as hitting, kicking, shoving, and spitting;
    4. Bullying through lies and false rumors;
    5. Having money or other things personal property/belongings/possessions taken or damaged by students who bully;
    6. Being threatened or being forced to do things by students who bully;
    7. Racial bullying;
    8. Sexual bullying, harassment, unwanted advances, inappropriate touching, and;
    9. Cyber-bullying (bullying behavior via cell-phone, Internet, etc…).

Types of violence:

  1. Bullying is aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions.
  2. Bullying involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time.
  3. Bullying involves an imbalance of power or strength.Violence can take on many forms:
    1. Verbal or written violence including derogatory comments and name calling;
    2. Physical violence such as hitting, kicking, shoving, and spitting;
    3. Abusive relationship when dating
    4. Sexual violence such as inappropriate touch or threats;
    5. Vandalism, and;
    6. Cyber-violence (negative, targeted behavior via cell-phone, Internet, etc…).
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