PIONEER SECONDARY SCHOOL
SCHOOL SAFETY
SOPS FOR PUPILS (In Student Handbook - Homelink)
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE BULLIED
Bullies use scare tactics to bully smaller or weaker students. Such scare tactics
include telling you either in person or through the telephone that he or his friends
that ‘some people' are going to beat you up because you have done some wrong.
They also tell you not to report this to anyone - whether your parents, teachers or
the police, or it will be worse for you.
Another scare tactic is when the bully gets a few outside friends (usually youths not
in school uniform) to waylay you on your way to school or from school. The group of
young people would either stare at you or ask you questions such as why you said
certain things to their friend in your class or in school. They may even frighten you
by using physical force like pushing you down or hitting you. All these are scare
tactics used by bullied to frighten you, so that they can get you to do anything they
want. Very often what they want is your money and your time to go about with
them, or to join their 'gang'
Other forms of bullying include cutting queues during recess, borrowing money,
books or personal items from you without any intention of returning them or jostling
or pushing you without apologizing. Sometimes physical force is used by bullies
even in class, under the pretext of play.
It is the duty of the victims and students who have witnessed the bullying to report
the bullies to the relevant school personnel
NOTE:
THE SCHOOL TAKES VERY STERN ACTIONS AGAINST ALL FORMS OF
BULLYING, INSIDE OR OUTSIDE SCHOOL. USE OF PHYSICAL FORCE
COULD LEAD TO EXPULSION FROM SCHOOL.