Bullying
Please read the 
information about bullying on this page. If, after reading this information, you believe you have been a victim of bullying, you may file a report.
What is bullying?
At Inland lakes Schools, student behavior must meet three criteria to be considered bullying:
o The behavior must be repeated. If a behavior occurs only once, it may
constitute harassment, but it is not bullying.
o The behavior must be unwanted, offensive, threatening, insulting, humiliating, or causes the target to feel so stressed, injured or threatened that it interferes with his/her educational performance.
o There must be an imbalance of power between the victim and the aggressor.
“Bullying” is systematically or chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students or employees. Bullying may involve but is not limited to:
· Unwanted teasing
· Threatening/intimidating behavior
· Stalking or Cyberstalking
· Cyber bullying
· Physical violence
· Theft or destruction of school or personal property
· Sexual, religious, or racial harassment
· Public humiliation
· Social exclusion, including incitement and or coercion
· Rumor or spreading of falsehoods
Here are some differences between bullying and other forms of conflict:
Rough Play: | Fighting: | Bullying: |
Usually friends; often will do the same things again | Usually not friends; Typically not repeated | Not friends but will be repeated |
Power not an immediate Issue | Power close to equal | Power is not equal |
Not about hurting | Trying to hurt each other | Bully is trying to hurt, humiliate |
Affect is friendly, mutual | Affect is negative, angry | Affect varies between the victim and bully |
Or as reviewed and determined by the school buildings Miblsi/PBIS Teams
How do I file a report of bullying?
There are several methods for reporting suspected bullying incidents:
You can complete the Bullying Form and turn into the office.
This form can be downloaded, printed and returned to the school.
Click here to download the Bullying Form.
Click here to download the Bullying Checklist for legal action by court system.
The schools also have copies of this form available for you to complete
Winter 2011
