RAMON MAGSAYSAY MEMORIAL COLLEGES
BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
High School Department
General Santos City
ANTIBULLYING
POLICIES
(Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No.
10627 otherwise known as the ANTI-BULLYING
POLICY ACT OF 2013)
A. EQUALITY STATEMENT:
The Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges put students at the top of its priority. We are
committed to take a firm stand to ensure that stakeholders have an equal opportunity and
achievement despite of diversity of race and ethnicity, faith, belief and religion, disability and access,
age, sex, sexual orientation and civil status.
B. AIM:
All students and young people have the right to live their lives safely and free from bullying.
This policy seeks to create a school where students and staff work together in a calm, caring and
respectful way to achieve our dreams and goals. We value each students and every faculty of the
institution has a responsibility for the holistic well-being of everybody. Within this context bullying in
any form will not be tolerated.
C. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Bullying
- There are many definitions of bullying; most consider it to be:
Deliberately hurtful (including aggression).
Repeated, often over a long period of time.
Difficulty for victims to defend their selves against.
Usually part of a pattern of behavior rather than an isolated incident.
Forms of Bullying
We acknowledge that bullying behavior forms part of a continuum of normal human behaviors.
Student’s behavior may move along the continuum depending on their own personal characteristics,
the circumstances, and consequences, the way that this behavior is responded to by others and the
behaviors they see modeled by others.
Bullying can take a number of forms, to wit:
Physical- hitting, kicking, taking belongings, damaging personal property
Verbal- name calling, insulting, making offensive remarks or writing offensive graffiti
Indirect- spreading nasty rumors, exclusion from social groups/peers
Cyber- targeting individuals on instant messenger, abusive websites or text messages
Bullied
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All students are potential victims of bullying.
A victim of bullying is an individual or a group who suffers in any way as a direct result of
intentional and persistent harassment and/or victimization by another individual or group
where that harassment is an abuse of power and is intended to frighten, intimidate of harm.
There are two main types of victims of bullying:
Passive Victims- anxious, lacking in self-confidence, physically weak and unpopular.
They might a victim because they are victim because they are gifted and talented or
they belong to a different religion or culture.
Provocative Victims- physically strong and active. They may have problems with
concentration, which causes tension and irritation to those around them, provoking
other students to turn on them. Adults, including the teacher may actively dislike
them, and they may try to bully weaker students.
Bullies
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The term bully is certainly more complex than stereotypes imply, as are their victims.
Research found there are three (3) main types of bullies:
Confident Bullies- physically strong enjoy aggression, feel secure, average popularity
Anxious Bullies- weak academically, poor concentration, less popular, less secure
Bully/Victim- bullies in some situations, bullied in others, very unpopular.
D. THE IMPACT OF BULLYING
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Victims. In the short terms victims of bullying may become unhappy and distressed.
Their self-image is damaged and they may feel anxious and insecure. This may affect
their academic performance and whole being. They may begin to view themselves as
failures. Extreme cases have led to suicides.
Bullies. Those who bully successfully are likely to continue using bullying behaviors in
their relationships with other students. This can become part of more generally antisocial and disordered behavior patterns.
Academic Attainment and Attendance. It has negative impact on the achievement of an
individual in schools. Students who are less secure are unlikely to perform to the best of
their capacity and common lack confidence, concentration and motivation. It also
decreases the attendance of the students.
E. SANCTIONS AND SUPPORT
1. Sanctions
- Bullies need to be both punished and attitudes from the bully need to be changed. This list
is not meant to prescribe every sanction to take place in every situation, but it is guide for
action.
A written report of the incident placed on the file of victim and aggressor. Parents of
both parties to be informed.
Action with the student will include one or more of the following:
Written apology kept on file
Guidance Report
Restorative justice strategies
Separate seating plan and Student Report
Action with the parent and student. Any written letter to parents should include a
copy of this document.
Action beyond the school could include referral to external agencies like DSWD
(Department of Social Work and Development).
Exclusion where acts of serious violence occur either as a one off event or as part of
a pattern, this may warrant fixed term or permanent exclusion.
2. The Role of Parents
Involving parents is often key to successful anti-bullying initiatives. Steps that can be taken to
ensure parental involvement include:
Regular consultation and communication with parents about bullying, its causes and
its effects.
Taking steps to overcome language barriers and to recognize cultural diversity when
involving and consulting parents.
Awareness of the need to balance parental involvement with confidentiality.
Students experiencing homophobic bullying are often particularly reluctant to
involve their parents.
Ongoing contact with parents of both bullies and victims to ensure the problem does
not re-occur.
3. Strategies
We recognize the need for a wide range of responses to effectively deal with bullying. To wit:
Inculcating of the importance of anti-bullying campaign as part of the curriculum
Training for non-teaching staff, supervisors and volunteers
Peer support initiatives
Peer counseling
Circle of Friends
Befriending
Peer mediation
Buddying
Mentoring
Restorative Justice
4. Monitoring, Evaluation and Review
The policy will be monitored by:
The number of bullying incidents discussed at the Principal’s Office and those
recorded by the Guidance Counselor.
The number of exclusions issued for bullying.
Consultation with the Adviser and Guidance Counselor on how effectively bullying is
managed.
The number of bullying incidents report to the Division Office.
At Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges a reportable bullying incident is defined as:
a. Where initial attempts to resolve a bullying incident have failed and there is
recurrent behavior.
b. Where a child’s attendance in school is adversely affected as a result of bullying.
c. Where it has been necessary to exclude a student for bullying because of the
extent or nature of their activities.