1. Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal
bullying includes:
• Teasing
• Name-calling
• Taunting
• Threatening to cause harm
2. Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational
bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or
relationships. Social bullying includes:
• Leaving someone out on purpose
• Telling other children not to be friends with someone
• Spreading rumors about someone
• Embarrassing someone in public
3. Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or
possessions. Physical bullying includes:
• Hitting/kicking/pinching
• Spitting
• Tripping/pushing
• Taking or breaking someone’s things
• Making mean or rude hand gestures
Bullying can take a variety of forms. As noted above, it can be a
written, verbal, or electronic expression, a physical act or gesture,
graphic representation (e.g. graffiti). Bullying may include the mis-
use of technology in any form, including sending or posting e-mail
messages, instant messages, text messages, blog or social media
postings, digital pictures or images, or other electronic postings,
regardless of whether such acts are committed on or off district
property and/or with or without the use of district resources.
Bullying based on a protected classification set forth in the
district’s Equal Educational Opportunity Policy (race, color, creed,
religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, familial
status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation,
or age) may also constitute a violation of the district’s Harassment,
Violence, and Discrimination Policy.
B. “District employee” for purposes of this policy includes school
board members, district employees, agents, volunteers,
contractors/vendors, or persons subject to the supervision
and control of the district.
C. “Immediately” or “immediate” means as soon as possible
but in no event longer than 24 hours.
D. “On district property, at school-related functions, or in elec-
tronic form” means all district buildings, school grounds, and
school property or property immediately adjacent to school
grounds, school bus stops, school buses, school vehicles,
school contracted vehicles, or any other vehicles approved
for district purposes, the area of entrance or departure from
school grounds, premises, or events, all school-related func-
tions, school-sponsored activities, events, or trips, the use of
any district technology equipment or system on or off-cam-
pus, the use of a personal digital device on campus, or off-
campus electronic communication that causes or threatens
to cause a substantial and material disruption at school or
interference with the rights of students or employees to be
secure. District property also may mean a student’s walking
route to or from school for purposes of attending school or
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school-related functions, activities, or events. While prohibit-
ing bullying at these locations or events or through use of
district technology resources, the district does not represent
that it will provide supervision or assume liability at these
locations or events, or through use of district technology
resources.
IV. REPORTING PROCEDURE
A. Any person who believes he or she has been the target of
bullying or any person with knowledge or belief of conduct
that may constitute bullying shall report the alleged acts im-
mediately to an administrator, counselor, or student serv-
ices advocate in that school. A student may report bullying
anonymously. However, the district’s ability to take action
against an alleged offender based solely on an anonymous
report may be limited.
B. A report (verbal or written) should be made immediately, or
as soon after the incident as possible; delays between the
date of the alleged incident and the reporting date may
make investigations more difficult.
C. The district encourages the target or other reporting party
to use a report form; oral and electronic reports shall be
considered complaints as well. The report form is available
in the counseling and administrative office of each school,
the district office, and on the district’s website at:
ahschools.us/complaintform.
Upon request for qualified persons with a disability, alterna-
tive means of filing a complaint, such as through a personal
interview or by tape recording, will be made available.
D. Nothing in this policy shall prevent any person from
reporting harassment, violence, or discrimination directly
to the Title IX Coordinator/Equity Coordinator or to the
superintendent:
Title IX Coordinator/Equity Coordinator
Mailing address: 2727 N Ferry St., Anoka, MN 55303
Telephone: 763-506-1000
Email: [email protected]
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Superintendent, Anoka Hennepin School District
Mailing address: 2727 N Ferry St., Anoka, MN 55303
Telephone: 763-506-1000
Email: [email protected]
District employees shall be particularly alert to possible sit-
uations, circumstances, or events that might include bully-
ing. Any such person who receives a report of, observes, or
has other knowledge or belief of conduct that may consti-
tute bullying shall inform the building principal or designee
immediately.
Reports of bullying are classified as private educational
and/or personnel data and/or confidential investigative
data and will not be disclosed except as permitted by law.
Submission of a good faith complaint or report of bullying will
not affect the target’s or reporter’s future employment, grades,
work assignments, or educational or work environment.
The district will respect the privacy of the target, the re-
porter, the individual(s) against whom the complaint is filed,
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