RAMONA HIGH SCHOOL
BULLYING REPORTING
BULLYING IS DEFINED AS THE DELIBERATE ANTAGONISTIC ACTION OR THE CREATION OF A SITUATION WITH THE INTENT OF INFLICTING EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, OR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS. THE BEHAVIOR MAY BE A SINGLE (IF SEVERE) OR REPEATED ACT AND MAY BE ELECTRONIC, VERBAL, PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SEXUAL, SOCIAL, OR INDIRECT. BULLYING SEEKS TO SECURE OR MAINTAIN AN IMBALANCE OF POWER BETWEEN THE PERPETRATOR(S) AND THE TARGET(S) AND HAS A REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD OF EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM. THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF BULLYING MAY BE EXACERBATED BY THE INTERACTION OF FREQUENCY, PERVASIVENESS, AND SEVERITY OF THE BEHAVIOR(S), IN ADDITION TO THE POWER DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE PERPETRATOR(S) AND TARGET(S).
