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BULLY AWARENESS DAY
September 22nd is Bullying Awareness Day. The Appleton Area School District and the staff of Wisconsin Connections Academy are committed to providing a safe, secure, and healthy environment that allows all students to maximize their learning potential. The Board of Education and staff consider bullying to be detrimental to the health and safety of students and disruptive to the educational process.
WHAT IS BULLYING?
Bullying includes aggressive and hostile behavior that is intentional and involves an imbalance of power between the bully and the bullied. This behavior may include but is not limited to physical and verbal assaults, nonverbal or emotional threats or intimidation, harassment, social exclusion and isolation, extortion, and the use of computer or telecommunications to send messages or images that are embarrassing, slanderous, threatening, or intimidating (cyber-bullying). Bullying may also include teasing, put-downs, name calling, rumors, false accusations, and hazing.
WHAT CAN PARENTS DO?
To be most effective, bullying prevention efforts are the shared responsibility of parents, staff, and community. Parental pride and involvement in the school sets a positive example for children. As adults, we can:
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Teach self-respect
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Discuss the seriousness and negative effects of bullying behaviors
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Work together with your child’s school to develop a consistent approach to bullying behaviors
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Set a good example. Children learn more by actions than from words
AASD'S BULLYING POLICY
For more information on the Appleton Area School District's Bullying Policy, please check out the below PDF:
Policy 443.71
The District will keep data on the number and types of reports made under this policy. The results of each investigation will verify the details made in the complaint. In addition, an annual record of all sanctions will be kept. No individuals will be named in the annual report and the data will be used to develop prevention programs and strategies relative to the policy.