Policies

 



Identifying Bullying


To identify bullying behaviour all people in the school must be vigilant and treat any incidents of bullying as meaningful.

Bullying and harassment occur when people use and abuse power to trouble, annoy or oppress a person. Bullying can be carried out by people of any age.

All community members must be alert to all kinds of bullying, including;


physical (hitting, kicking, pinching)
verbal (name-calling, teasing)
psychological (standover tactics, gestures)
social (social exclusion, rumours, putdowns)
sexual (physical, verbal or non-verbal sexual conduct)

and that bullying can;

be motivated by jealousy, distrust, fear, misunderstanding or lack of knowledge
make people feel threatened
continue over time
be hidden from adults
continue if adults and peers take no action

Dealing with Bullying 

Bullying of any kind is not accepted at Castlereagh PS and will be dealt with immediately, consistent with school and departmental policies.

Related documents

Student Welfare Policy (PD20020052)
Anti-bullying plan for schools (PD20040050)
Good Discipline and Effective Learning: Ministerial Statement (PD20020073)
Student Discipline Policy (PD20020075)
Suspension and Expulsion of School Students - Procedures (PD20020014)

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