Bullying, Hazing and Harassment Report

The Bexley City School District is committed to health, welfare and safety for all students. We want to be able to hear about and take action to support our students.

We are providing this on-line Incident Reporting tool as an opportunity to report incidents related to these types of incidents:

You may also talk to a teacher, a counselor, or the school principal to report an incident. Any reporting incident method will be treated the same way. No administrator will take action until the report has been discussed with you except in matters where we are legally required to notify authorities.

Confidentiality: We are committed to the highest level of confidentiality about what we discover and about to whom and what type of consequences are imposed, if any. This is to protect the privacy of all persons involved.

False Accusations: To protect people against unjust accusations, we do have policies (JGD & AC) that prohibit anyone from misrepresenting facts or falsely accusing someone, especially when such action is intended to cause harm to another. Those who make reports in good faith, meaning they believe the information to be truthful, would not have any adverse consequences for making a report. If you choose to fill out this form, a copy of it will be sent to the email address that you enter on the form so that you will have a record of the information. The report will also be sent to the building principal of the building, or buildings, you indicated and to the district Central Office.

Submit a Bullying, Hazing and Harassment Report

Policy Links:
AC ACA ACAA ACB Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment and Anti-Bullying
AC-R ACAA-R Anti Discrimination Anti-Harassment Anti-Bullying Policy Complaint Procedure

Definitions:

Bullying: when a student or group of students intentionally keeps hurting, frightening, threatening or excluding another student, or participates in organizing others to do so. This may be verbal, written in any medium, relational, or be physical behavior. This has the effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive academic or school environment, interferes with a person’s academic or school performance, damaging a person’s emotional or social well being, and/or adversely affects a person’s academic or schooling opportunities. (Policy AC)

Hazing: any action taken or situation created by a student or group of students relating to the status or membership in a club, team, class or other formal or informal group that causes or is reasonably likely to cause bodily danger, physical harm, emotional harm, extreme embarrassment or ridicule, personal degradation or loss of dignity. (Policy JFCF)

Harassment: has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive academic or work environment; interferes with an individual’s academic or work performance; adversely affects an individual’s academic or employment opportunities. Harassment can be of a sexual nature, or regarding race, color, national origin, limited English skills, ethnicity, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion. (Policy AC)