LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE—BULLYING BEHAVIOR—GUIDELINES & CONSEQUENCES
Prevention and Education—the district utilizes the Olweus Bully Prevention Program in grades k-8 and Safe School Ambassadors in grades 9-12. Staff and students are
trained and educated to identify and to report bullying to an adult.
Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending him or herself.
The four anti-bullying rules that Laramie County School District grades k-8 have implemented are: 1) We will not bully others. 2) We will try to help students who are
bullied. 3) We will try to include students who are left out. 4) If we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.
Staff use “On-the-Spot Interventions” when they see or hear bullying. They are to 1) Stop the bullying. 2) Support the student who has been bullied. 3) Name the
bullying behavior and refer to school rules. 4) Engage the bystanders. 5) Impose immediate and appropriate consequences. 6) Take steps to ensure the bullied
student will be protected from future bullying.
BT = Brave Time (CJHS)
Verbal
Harm to someone’s selfesteem or feeling of
safety.
FF = Firebird Focus
(JJHS)
PH = Power Hour (MJHS)
Physical
Social/Relational
Sexual
Procedures & Consequences
Harm to someone’s body
or property.
Harm to someone’s group
acceptance.
Harm of a sexual nature
to someone’s self-esteem,
feeling of safety, body or
property.
It is important to recognize that each
incident will be dealt with individually
as all circumstances will be different.
Administrative discretion may be
exercised.
These behaviors are considered an offense in any language and may occur but are not limited to: one-on-one, in a group, or via the misuse of technologycellphone, computer, photographs—including email, internet, instant/voice messaging, websites, chat rooms.
Level 1 (appropriate for all staff to initiate and complete)
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Teasing
Name Calling
Insulting Remarks
Verbal Harassment
Repeated behavior
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Kicking
Pushing
Shoving
Hitting
Pinching
Shoulder checking
Repeated behavior
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Purposeful
exclusion, telling
others not to be
someone’s friend
Gossiping,
spreading or
starting rumors
Repeated behavior
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Bullying Policies
and Procedures do
not replace sexual
harassment laws
and Laramie County
School District One
discipline
procedures.
Sexual Comments
Leering
Gestures
Required:
Staff identifies incident on report form.
Staff meets with student and reviews
bullying policy and its implications.
Staff informs classroom/FF-BT-PH teacher
who will monitor student’s behavior and
follow up.
Classroom/FF-BT-PH teacher and student
will contact parents (documented)
Suggested:
Student completes Reflection Form
Principal will update all staff
Referral to social worker/counselor
Range of consequences—Level 1
Teacher/Student conference
Loss of Recess (in classroom)
Principal/Student conference
Sit out Recess (on the playground)
Lunch Isolation (in lunchroom)
Success Coaching (PBIS schools)
Loss of classroom privilege
Quiet Lunch (in office)
School Community Service (< 1 week)
LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE—BULLYING BEHAVIOR—GUIDELINES & CONSEQUENCES (cont.)
These behaviors are considered an offense in any language and may occur but are not limited to: one-on-one, in a group, or via the misuse of technologycellphone, computer, photographs—including email, internet, instant/voice messaging, websites, chat rooms.
Level 2—some of these behaviors are against the law (appropriate for staff to initiate, but administrator to complete)
Physical
Verbal
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Any repeated Level 1
behavior
Purposely
embarrassing or
humiliating another
student
Profanity
Slander
Insulting comments
about intelligence,
size, ability, race,
color, religion,
ethnicity, gender
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Any repeated Level 1
behavior
Biting, scratching
Tripping, causing a
fall
Threatening gestures
Threatening physical
harm
Damaging property
Stealing/hiding or
purposefully taking
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Sexual
Social/Relational
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Any repeated Level 1
behavior
Purposefully
embarrassing or
humiliating another
student
Teasing publicly
about clothing, looks,
relationships, socioeconomic status
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Any repeated Level 1
behavior
Actions or comments
based on a person’s
sexual orientation
Sexual harassment
verbal and teasing in
nature
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Procedures & Consequences
Required:
Staff identifies incident on report form.
Staff meets with student and reviews
bullying policy and its implications.
Staff informs classroom/FF-BT-PH teacher
who will monitor student’s behavior and
follow up.
Classroom/FF-BT-PH teacher and student
will contact parents (documented)
Suggested:
Student completes Reflection Form
Principal will update all staff
Referral to social worker/counselor
Range of consequences—Level 2
School Community Service (> 1 week)
In school Suspension up to 3 days
Individual Behavior Plan
Suspension from Playground/common area (>1 week)
Out of school Suspension up to 3 days
Possible Law Enforcement involvement
Level 3—most of these behaviors are against the law (appropriate for staff to initiate, but administrator must complete)
Physical
Verbal
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Repeated Level 2
behaviors
Threats, physical,
verbal or forced
silence
Verbal cruelty
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Repeated Level 2
behaviors
Battery
Assault
Intentional
destruction of
property
Sexual
Social/Relational
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Repeated Level 2
behaviors
Extortion
Harassing racial or
religious
slurs/insults
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Repeated Level 2
behaviors
Displaying explicit
pictures/objects
Sexual harassment
w/intent to
emotionally harm
Any type of physical
harassment
Range of Consequences—Level 3
These behaviors fall under the Laramie County School District One’s Level 3 Discipline and will be
dealt with as such.
Procedures & Consequences
Required:
Staff identifies incident on report form.
Staff meets with student and reviews bullying
policy and its implications.
Staff informs administrator who meets with
student and parents to review bullying policy and
its implications and to arrange a safety plan for
the student.
Principal will inform classroom/FF-BT-PH teacher
who will monitor student’s behavior and followup.
Suggested:
Student completes Reflection Form
Principal will update all staff
Referral to social worker/counselor
Payment or restitution for damages