Bullying is a serious issue. The Hollister R-V School District takes bullying seriously and follows Policies and Procedures as outlined in
JFCF,
JFCF-AF(1), and
JFCF-AF(2). Individuals could be held accountable for making false accusations which could be slanderous or libelous.
Bullying: Repeated and systematic intimidation, harassment, and attacks on a student or multiple students, perpetuated by individuals or groups. Bullying includes but is not limited to: physical violence, verbal taunts, name-calling and put-downs, threats, extortion or theft, damaging property, and exclusion from a peer group.
Harassment: “Words or actions, verbal, written, pictorial or symbolic meant to harass or injure other people, such as threats of violence, bullying, name-calling, putdowns, intentionally hurting other’ feelings, spitting, “depantsing”, defamation of a person’s race, religion, gender, or ethnic origin.” All threats of violence will be reported to law enforcement.
