Montgomery County Public Schools is strongly committed to providing an equitable, positive, and respectful school culture where all students can safely learn in an environment that encourages academic and social success. Any behavior that creates a hostile school environment, disrupts learning and school activities, or negatively interferes with a student's academic, psychological, social or physical well-being will not be tolerated.
Montgomery County Board Policy JHF and MCPS Regulation JHF-RA provide procedures that address the prohibition of bullying in schools by implementing prevention, early intervention, remedial activities, and specific consequences as needed, and guard against reprisal or retaliation against individuals who report acts of bullying.
Every school has a team of professionals that are available to students and parents. To find the resources available at your school, go to Be Well 365 and enter your school name in the Find Resources For Your School search box. For questions related to bullying prevention, please contact the Office of Student and Family Support and Engagement at 240-740-5630.
Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation is defined as any unwanted, intentional, repeated behavior by one or more individuals made with the intent to harm, intimidate, or humiliate a targeted person or group. It is characterized by a real or perceived imbalance of power or strength that is meant to control or harm the target and can be motivated by the target's actual or perceived personal characteristics or group affiliation. The behavior creates conditions that negatively affects the school environment, disrupts student learning, and fosters a climate of fear that can seriously impair the physical and psychological health of students.
Bullying, harassment or intimidation can appear in many forms and can include one or more of the following:
Physical bullying involves intentionally hurting a person's body or possessions.
Verbal bullying involves intentionally saying hurtful things.
Non-Verbal bullying involves intentionally hurting a person indirectly through threatening gestures or actions.
Relational or Social bullying involves intentionally hurting a person's reputation or relationships through rumors and social exclusion.
Written, Electronic or Cyber bullying involves intentionally hurting a person with communication done in writing or through the use of an electronic device, media or technology.
If you are in real danger, get away as quickly as possible. Record the 5 W’s immediately: Who did the bullying? What happened? When did it happen? Where did it take place? Were there any witnesses?
You are not to blame when others mistreat you. Don't let the person bullying you convince you that what they are saying is true. It’s natural to feel emotions such as sadness, fear, loneliness, anger, embarrassment, or helplessness as a result of it.
The person bullying you wants you to angry. Try your best to stay calm and respond firmly with 'STOP' or say 'WHATEVER' either in a serious or humorous manner, and walk away. Resist the urge to show your feelings or fight back. It takes a lot of courage and confidence to stand up to the person bullying you, yet it can be very effective if it feels safe to do. As you walk away, keep your mind occupied (try counting backwards from 100) until you are out of the situation and somewhere safe.
Don't keep bullying a secret and don't lose hope. Ask for help and report it. Tell your teacher, counselor, principal, coach, a member of your family, or any adult you trust. Ask them to listen and tell them it’s important. Be specific about the bullying behavior, where you are when it occurs, and what you need to feel safe. There is always help for those who ask. When friends and family know about the bullying, they are in a position to support you, keep you safe, and hold those who are bullying accountable. Report each and every incident until it stops. There is no reason for you to ever put up with bullying.
Protect your privacy. Don't give people you don't know your phone number, IM name, email or pictures of yourself. Don't respond to someone bullying online. Print or take a screenshot of messages, emails, comments or images that have been posted online to share with a trusted adult as evidence. Delete your account or block the person from contacting you.
Think about what you post. You never know what someone will forward. Talk to an adult you trust about any messages you get or things you see online that make you sad, upset or scared.
Keep yourself surrounded by people who make you feel good about yourself and share your interests.
Try to avoid being alone in places in which the bullying is likely to happen. Make a plan to walk with a friend on the way to school, recess, lunch, or wherever you think you might meet the person doing the bullying.
Everyone needs to have a voice about how to stop and prevent bullying in our schools. Find out more about where and when bullying happens. Think about what could help and share your ideas. No one knows about the bullying that goes on in school better than you. Your ideas about what to do are important.
Speak up! Be an upstander — someone who speaks in support of the person being bullied, not a bystander. It takes courage, but talking to someone who’s bullying lets them know that their behavior is wrong. Interrupt and question the bullying behavior. Simple things like changing the subject or questioning the behavior can shift the focus. If you’re worried about safety, make sure you tell someone your plan or bring someone with you. Speaking up can make a big difference.
Help the person being bullied get away. If it’s safe, help the person being bullied walk away from the situation. You can help by creating a distraction or offering a way for the person to leave with you.
Get help. Find an adult to stop the bullying on the spot.
The best way to support a friend experiencing bullying is to tell a trusted adult about what happened. Try to involve the person being bullied in the discussion. They might be afraid to tell someone and your encouragement could help. Telling is not tattling when it's done to help someone. Adults can help stop bullying, but only if you tell them.
Be a friend, even if this person is not yet your friend. Ask if they are ok and if there’s anything you can do to help and support them. Let them know you don't agree with it and that you care. Being bullied hurts and friends can make a huge difference.
Refuse to spread lies and rumors. If you hear a rumor that you know is untrue or sends you a message that is hurtful to someone else, stand up and let the person know it's wrong.
Don't give bullying an audience. Don’t passively watch, encourage, or laugh at the jokes and comments being made by the person doing the bullying. Some students continue to bully because they get attention from others. Don't be one of those students. Set a good example for your friends and make it clear to everyone around that the behavior is wrong and then go get help.
Establish a safe and supportive environment based on respect and inclusion that supports all students. Students need to see teachers and staff proactively and consistently engaged in bullying prevention in the classroom and throughout the school.
Follow MCPS policies and procedures for preventing, identifying, and intervening issues of bullying.
Bullying behavior is never tolerated and every adult in the school is responsible for bullying prevention. Know how to respond and report bullying when suspected. Be alert and observant. Monitor students to make sure they interact safely and respectfully. Be present in hallways, restrooms, playgrounds and stairwells. The frequent presence of teachers in all areas of the school helps give students a feeling of safety. Look for warning signs that indicate bullying is occurring. When adults respond in an immediate and consistent manner to incidents of bullying, they send the message that this type of behavior is not tolerated.
All reports of bullying must be investigated and every concern a parent has related to any bullying behavior should be examined so that immediate and appropriate school action can be taken.
Make sure students know how to respond to and report bullying. Let students know that they can make a difference.
Provide families with opportunities to participate in prevention efforts with their children in meaningful and relevant ways that address the academic, social, and well-being of children.
If you witness or suspect an incident of bullying:
Intervene immediately to stop it and make sure students are safe.
Let the students involved know that bullying is unacceptable and that students who bully others can face a variety of progressive consequences. Calmly refuse to allow students to trivialize the incident (e.g. “it was just a joke”) or justify the behavior.
Don't try to mediate. It gives the bullied student and the student doing the bullying an equal voice. Confronting students who bully in front of other students may actually enhance their status and lead to further aggression. Handle the incident individually and privately.
Help the bullied student regain self-control and respect. Talk with the student in private to ask what happened or refer them to another supportive adult if they are upset. Never discuss what happened in front of the person doing the bullying. Reassure the student that steps will be taken to ensure their protection. Inform the student's counselor and teachers about happened so that they can provide additional support and protection.
Don't publicly put bystanders on the spot to describe what happened. Let them know what you observed and give guidance about how they might appropriately help in the future or acknowledge their efforts to end it. Offer support to bystanders who witness bullying. Students who are bullied or have witnessed bullying may feel powerless, scared, and helpless. It's important to provide them with a voice and ask them what they need to feel safe.
Provide reassurance that talking with you is the right thing to do and that they are not to blame for the bullying behavior.
Protect students being bullied by providing a safe and secure environment for them to discuss their feelings. The student’s perception of the incident is important even if an adult interprets it differently. Question all students involved separately so that they can talk without being concerned about retaliation or about what other students think or say. Monitor students who have been bullied for signs of trauma. Increase supervision to help ensure it is not repeated and does not escalate.
Share information about the incident to the school's counselor, psychologist, or other support professional who can offer a variety of supports, such as counseling, check-ins, social skills groups, or other programs or services.
Take appropriate corrective action and complete the MCPS Form 230-35, Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation Reporting Form.
If an incident of bullying is reported to you:
Take all reports seriously, whether it's the bullied student or a witness to the incident. Take the time to listen and ask the right questions. Make sure you get all the facts relative to what took place. An individual incident can seem insignificant until it's put into context. You may uncover a pattern of bullying behavior.
Affirm the student's courage in speaking up and reinforce the importance of telling an adult. Many students fail to report bullying out of fear of being labeled a "snitch" by their peers and a fear of retaliation.
Reassure the student that steps will be taken to ensure their protection. Emphasize the confidential nature of the discussion and make it clear about who will and will not be given the information.
Monitor students who have been bullied for signs of trauma. Increase supervision to help ensure it is not repeated and does not escalate. Share information about the incident to the school's counselor, psychologist, or other support professional.
Take appropriate corrective action and complete the MCPS Form 230-35, Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation Reporting Form.
An important distinction to make between bullying and normal conflict is the intent behind the action. In one way or another, conflict is a part of everyday experience. It's a disagreement or argument in which both sides express their views. People may get frustrated and angry with each other, but typically it doesn't make them feel unsafe or threatened. Bullying, on the other hand, is one-sided behavior meant to intentionally hurt, harm or humiliate someone. It's often about having power and control over someone, not a conflict or disagreement, and it creates fear and and a sense of hopelessness in those who are bullied. Conflict may occur naturally, but bullying behavior does not.
Shule za Umma za Kaunti ya Montgomery zimejitolea sana kutoa utamaduni wa shule wa usawa, chanya, na heshima ambapo wanafunzi wote wanaweza kujifunza kwa usalama katika mazingira ambayo yanahimiza mafanikio ya kitaaluma na kijamii. Utendaji wowote unaounda mazingira ya uhasama shuleni, kuvuruga kujifunza na shughuli za shule, au kuingilia vibaya ustawi wa mwanafunzi wa kitaaluma, kisaikolojia, kijamii au kimwili hautaruhusiwa. Sera ya Bodi ya Kaunti ya Montgomery (JHF) na Kanuni ya MCPS (JHF-RA) hutoa taratibu zinazoshughulikia marufuku ya unyanyasaji katika shule kwa kutekeleza kuzuia, kuingilia mapema, shughuli za kurekebisha, na matokeo maalum kama inahitajika, na kujilinda dhidi ya kulipiza kisasi au kulipiza kisasi dhidi ya watu wanaoripoti vitendo vya unyanyasaji. Kila shule ina timu ya wataalamu ambao wanapatikana kwa wanafunzi na wazazi. Ili kupata rasilimali zinazopatikana katika shule yako, nenda kwenye Be Well 365 na uingiza jina la shule yako katika sanduku la utafutaji la Tafuta Rasilimali kwa Shule yako. Kwa maswali kuhusu jinsi ya kuzuia unyanyasaji wa kijamii, tafadhali wasiliana na Ofisi ya Msaada wa Wanafunzi na Familia na Ushirikiano kwenye 240-740-5630. Uonevu, unyanyasaji, au vitisho ni tabia yoyote isiyo ya lazima, ya makusudi, ya mara kwa mara na mtu mmoja au zaidi iliyofanywa kwa nia ya kuumiza, kuogopesha, au kudhalilisha mtu au kikundi. Ni tabia ya kutokuwa na usawa wa kweli au unaoonekana wa nguvu au nguvu ambayo inamaanisha kudhibiti au kuumiza lengo na inaweza kuhamasishwa na sifa halisi au zinazoonekana za kibinafsi au ushirika wa kikundi. Utendaji huo huunda hali ambazo huathiri vibaya mazingira ya shule, huvuruga kujifunza kwa wanafunzi, na kukuza hali ya hofu ambayo inaweza kuharibu sana afya ya mwili na kisaikolojia ya wanafunzi. Uonevu, unyanyasaji au vitisho vinaweza kuonekana katika aina nyingi na inaweza kujumuisha moja au zaidi ya zifuatazo: Uonevu wa kimwili unahusisha kuumiza kimakusudi mwili au mali ya mtu. Kudhulumu kwa maneno kunatia ndani kusema mambo yenye kuumiza kimakusudi. Kudhulumu bila kusema kunahusisha kumdhuru mtu kimakusudi kwa njia isiyo ya moja kwa moja kupitia ishara au vitendo vya kutisha. Uonevu wa kijamii ni kosa la kimakusudi la kuharibu sifa ya mtu au mahusiano kupitia uvumi na kutengwa na jamii. Uonevu wa elektroniki, wa maandishi au wa mtandao ni kukandamiza mtu kwa makusudi kwa mawasiliano yaliyoandikwa au kwa kutumia kifaa cha elektroniki, vyombo vya habari au teknolojia. Ikiwa uko katika hatari halisi, ondoka haraka iwezekanavyo. "Kumbuka ""W"" tano: ""Ni nani aliyefanya unyanyasaji?""" Ni nini kilichotukia? Jambo hilo lilitukia lini? Matukio hayo yalitukia wapi? Je, kulikuwa na mashahidi? Si wewe unayesababisha wengine kukutendea vibaya. Usiruhusu mtu anayekudhulumu akushawishi kwamba yale anayosema ni kweli. Ni jambo la kawaida kuhisi hisia kama vile huzuni, hofu, upweke, hasira, aibu, au ukosefu wa msaada kwa sababu ya jambo hilo. Mtu anayekudhulumu anataka ukasirike. Jaribu kadiri uwezavyo kukaa utulivu na kujibu kwa uthabiti kwa 'STOP' au sema 'WHATEVER' ama kwa njia ya uzito au ya ucheshi, na uondoke. Pinga tamaa ya kuonyesha hisia zako au upigane nayo. Inachukua ujasiri na ujasiri wa kukabiliana na mtu anayekudhulumu, lakini inaweza kuwa na ufanisi sana ikiwa inahisi salama kufanya hivyo. Unapokuwa ukienda mbali, weka akili yako ikishughulikiwa (jaribu kuhesabu nyuma kutoka 100) hadi utakapokuwa nje ya hali hiyo na mahali salama. Usiendelee kufunua siri na usipoteze matumaini. Omba msaada na ueleze. Mweleze mwalimu wako, mshauri, mkuu wa shule, kocha, mwanachama wa familia yako, au mtu mzima yeyote unayemwamini. Waulize wasikilize na kuwaambia ni jambo la maana. Kuwa na uhakika kuhusu tabia ya unyanyasaji, mahali ulipo wakati unatokea, na nini unahitaji kuhisi salama. Sikuzote kuna msaada kwa wale wanaoomba. Mara tu marafiki na familia wanapopata habari za unyanyasaji, wanaweza kukusaidia, kukuhifadhi salama, na kuwajibisha wale wanaokushambulia. Ripoti kila tukio mpaka likome. Hakuna sababu ya kuvumilia unyanyasaji wa kingono. Linda faragha yako. Usiwape watu ambao hujui nambari yako ya simu, jina la IM, barua pepe au picha zako. Usimjibu mtu anayekushambulia mtandaoni. Chapa au kuchukua screenshot ya ujumbe, barua pepe, maoni au picha ambazo zimewekwa mtandaoni ili kushiriki na mtu mzima wa kuaminika kama ushahidi. Futa akaunti yako au kuzuia mtu huyo kuwasiliana nawe. Fikiria juu ya kile unachochapisha. Huwezi kamwe kujua kile ambacho mtu atapitisha. Zungumza na mtu mzima unayemwamini kuhusu ujumbe wowote unaopokea au vitu unavyoona mtandaoni vinavyokufanya uwe na huzuni, uchungu au hofu. Jifungie na watu wanaokufanya ujisikie vizuri na ambao wanashiriki maslahi yako. Jitahidi kuepuka kuwa peke yako katika mahali ambapo kuna uwezekano wa kuteswa. Panga kutembea na rafiki yako njiani kwenda shule, mapumziko, chakula cha mchana, au mahali popote unapofikiri unaweza kukutana na mtu anayekushambulia. Kila mtu anahitaji kuwa na sauti juu ya jinsi ya kuacha na kuzuia udhalilishaji katika shule zetu. Tafuta habari zaidi kuhusu mahali na wakati ambapo unyanyasaji hutokea. Fikiria jinsi unavyoweza kusaidia na ushirikiana mawazo yako. Hakuna mtu anayejua kuhusu unyanyasaji wa kingono unaofanyika shuleni vizuri kuliko wewe. Mawazo yako kuhusu nini cha kufanya ni muhimu. Sema kwa sauti! Kuwa upstander <unk> mtu ambaye anazungumza kwa msaada wa mtu kuwa bullied, si bystander. Inahitaji ujasiri, lakini kuzungumza na mtu anayedhulumu humfanya ajue kwamba tabia yake ni mbaya. Punguza na kuhoji tabia ya unyanyasaji. Mambo rahisi kama vile kubadilisha mada au kuhoji tabia yanaweza kubadilisha lengo. Kama wewe ni wasiwasi kuhusu usalama, kuhakikisha wewe kuwaambia mtu mpango wako au kuleta mtu na wewe. Kuzungumza kwa ujasiri kunaweza kufanya tofauti kubwa. Msaidie mtu anayedhulumiwa aondoke. Ikiwa ni salama, msaidie mtu anayedhulumiwa aondoke katika hali hiyo. Unaweza kusaidia kwa kumshawishi mtu huyo au kumpa njia ya kuondoka pamoja nawe. Tafuta msaada. Tafuta mtu mzima aondoke kwenye unyanyasaji huo papo hapo. Njia bora ya kumsaidia rafiki anayekabili unyanyasaji ni kumwambia mtu mzima unayemwamini kuhusu kilichotokea. Jaribu kumhusisha mtu anayedhulumiwa katika mazungumzo. Huenda wakaogopa kumwambia mtu fulani, na kutia moyo kwako kunaweza kusaidia. Kusema si kutaja mambo wakati unapoyafanya ili kumsaidia mtu. Watu wazima wanaweza kukusaidia kuacha unyanyasaji, lakini tu ikiwa utawaambia. Kuwa rafiki, hata kama mtu huyo si rafiki yako. Uliza kama wao ni sawa na kama kuna kitu chochote unaweza kufanya ili kusaidia na kuunga mkono yao. Waambie kwamba hukubaliani na jambo hilo na kwamba unajali. Kuwa na marafiki wa karibu na kuwa na marafiki wa karibu na kuwa na marafiki wa karibu na kuwa na marafiki wa karibu na marafiki wa karibu inaweza kufanya tofauti kubwa. Kataa kueneza uongo na uvumi. Ikiwa unasikia uvumi ambao unajua si wa kweli au unakutumia ujumbe ambao unamdhuru mtu mwingine, simama na umjulishe mtu huyo kuwa ni makosa. Usiwape watazamaji wa kudhulumu. Usiangalie tu, usihimize, au kucheka mizaha na maoni yanayotolewa na mtu anayetenda vibaya. Wanafunzi fulani huendelea kudhulumu kwa sababu wanapata uangalifu kutoka kwa wengine. Usiwe mmoja wa wanafunzi hao. Weka mfano mzuri kwa marafiki wako na kuwaambia wazi kuwa tabia yako ni mbaya na kisha uende kutafuta msaada. Kuanzisha mazingira salama na ya kuunga mkono kulingana na heshima na ujumuishaji ambao unaunga mkono wanafunzi wote. Wanafunzi wanahitaji kuona walimu na wafanyakazi wakijishughulisha kwa bidii na kwa uthabiti katika kuzuia unyanyasaji darasani na shule nzima. Kufuata sera na taratibu za MCPS za kuzuia, kutambua, na kuingilia masuala ya unyanyasaji. Utendaji wa unyanyasaji haukubaliwi kamwe na kila mtu mzima shuleni anawajibika kwa kuzuia unyanyasaji. Jifunze jinsi ya kukabiliana na kuripoti unyanyasaji unaposhukiwa. Uwe macho na uangalie mambo. Weka mfuatiliaji wa wanafunzi ili kuhakikisha wanawasiliana kwa usalama na kwa heshima. Kuwapo katika vijia, vyoo, viwanja vya michezo na stairwells. Kuwapo kwa mara kwa mara kwa walimu katika maeneo yote ya shule husaidia kuwapa wanafunzi hisia ya usalama. Angalia ishara za onyo zinazoonyesha kwamba kuna unyanyasaji wa kingono. Wakati watu wazima wanapokabiliana na matukio ya unyanyasaji wa kijamii kwa haraka na kwa uthabiti, wao hutuma ujumbe kwamba tabia ya aina hii haivumiliwi. Ripoti zote za unyanyasaji lazima zifanywe uchunguzi na kila wasiwasi mzazi anaohusiana na tabia yoyote ya unyanyasaji inapaswa kuchunguzwa ili hatua ya shule ya haraka na sahihi iweze kuchukuliwa. Hakikisha wanafunzi wanajua jinsi ya kukabiliana na kuripoti unyanyasaji. Waambie wanafunzi kwamba wanaweza kufanya tofauti. Kutoa fursa kwa familia kushiriki katika juhudi za kuzuia na watoto wao kwa njia zenye maana na zinazofaa ambazo zinashughulikia elimu, kijamii, na ustawi wa watoto. Ikiwa unaona au unashuku tukio la unyanyasaji: Kuingilia kati mara moja ili kuizuia na kuhakikisha wanafunzi wako salama. Waambie wanafunzi wanaohusika kwamba unyanyasaji wa kijamii ni jambo lisilokubalika na kwamba wanafunzi wanaowanyanyasa wengine wanaweza kukabiliwa na matokeo mbalimbali. Kwa utulivu kukataa kuruhusu wanafunzi kudharau tukio hilo (kwa mfano <unk>ilikuwa ni mzaha tu<unk>) au kuhalalisha tabia. Usijaribu kuingilia kati. Hii inatoa mwanafunzi anayesumbuliwa na mwanafunzi anayesumbuliwa sauti sawa. Kukabiliana na wanafunzi wanaodhulumu mbele ya wanafunzi wengine kwa kweli kunaweza kuboresha hadhi yao na kusababisha uhasama zaidi. Shughulikia tukio hilo kwa kibinafsi na faraghani. Msaidie mwanafunzi anayedhulumiwa apate tena kujidhibiti na kuheshimiwa. Zungumza na mwanafunzi peke yake ili kumwuliza kilichotokea au mwelekeze kwa mtu mzima mwingine anayeweza kumsaidia ikiwa amesumbuliwa. Usizungumze kamwe juu ya kilichotokea mbele ya mtu anayekudhulumu. Mhakikishie mwanafunzi kwamba hatua zitachukuliwa ili kuhakikisha ulinzi wake. Mweleze mshauri wa mwanafunzi na walimu kuhusu tukio hilo ili waweze kutoa msaada na ulinzi wa ziada. Usiwaweke watazamaji hadharani ili kuelezea kilichotokea. Waambie kile ulichokiona na uwape mwongozo juu ya jinsi wanaweza kusaidia kwa usahihi katika siku zijazo au kutambua juhudi zao za kumaliza. Waunga mkono watu wanaoshuhudia unyanyasaji. Wanafunzi wanaodhulumiwa au ambao wameona udhulumiwa wanaweza kuhisi hawana nguvu, wameogopa, na hawana msaada. Ni muhimu kuwapa sauti na kuwauliza wanahitaji nini ili kuhisi salama. Weka uhakika kwamba kuzungumza na wewe ni jambo la haki na kwamba wao si wa kulaumiwa kwa tabia ya unyanyasaji. Weka wanafunzi wako katika mazingira salama na salama ili waweze kujadili hisia zao. Uelewa wa mwanafunzi wa tukio hilo ni muhimu hata kama mtu mzima hufafanua kwa njia tofauti. Waulize wanafunzi wote waliohusika kando ili waweze kuzungumza bila kuwa na wasiwasi juu ya kulipiza kisasi au juu ya kile wanafunzi wengine wanachofikiri au kusema. Waangalie wanafunzi ambao wamedhulumiwa kwa sababu ya dalili za majeraha. Kuongeza usimamizi ili kusaidia kuhakikisha hairudiwi na haiongezeki. Kuelezea tukio hilo kwa mshauri wa shule, mwanasaikolojia, au mtaalamu mwingine wa msaada ambaye anaweza kutoa msaada mbalimbali, kama vile ushauri, ukaguzi, vikundi vya ujuzi wa kijamii, au programu au huduma nyingine. "Kufanya hivyo, unapaswa kujaza fomu ya ""MCPS"" ya 230-35 ya kuripoti unyanyasaji, unyanyasaji, au unyanyasaji." Ikiwa umeshtakiwa kwa unyanyasaji wa kijamii, chukua ripoti zote kwa uzito, iwe ni ya mwanafunzi aliyedhulumiwa au shahidi wa tukio hilo. Chukua muda kusikiliza na kuuliza maswali sahihi. Hakikisha unapata mambo yote yanayohusiana na yale yaliyotokea. Tukio moja laweza kuonekana kuwa lisilo na maana mpaka liwekwe katika muktadha. Unaweza kugundua tabia ya unyanyasaji. Msaidie mwanafunzi huyo awe na ujasiri wa kusema na umsaidie kuelewa umuhimu wa kumwambia mtu mzima. Wanafunzi wengi wanashindwa kuripoti unyanyasaji kwa sababu ya kuogopa kuonwa kuwa "mshambuliaji" na wenzao na kwa sababu ya kuogopa kulipiza kisasi. Mhakikishie mwanafunzi kwamba hatua zitachukuliwa ili kuhakikisha ulinzi wake. Fanya mazungumzo yawe ya siri na uelewe ni nani atakayepokea habari hizo. Waangalie wanafunzi ambao wamedhulumiwa kwa sababu ya dalili za majeraha. Kuongeza usimamizi ili kusaidia kuhakikisha hairudiwi na haiongezeki. Shiriki habari kuhusu tukio hilo na mshauri wa shule, mwanasaikolojia, au mtaalamu mwingine wa msaada. "Kufanya hivyo, unapaswa kujaza fomu ya ""MCPS"" ya 230-35 ya kuripoti unyanyasaji, unyanyasaji, au unyanyasaji." Tofauti muhimu kati ya unyanyasaji na mgogoro wa kawaida ni nia ya tendo hilo. Kwa njia moja au nyingine, mgogoro ni sehemu ya uzoefu wa kila siku. Ni kutokubaliana au ubishi ambapo pande zote mbili huonyesha maoni yao. Watu wanaweza kukasirika na kukasirika na kila mmoja, lakini kwa kawaida haifanyi wahisi hawana usalama au wametishwa. Uonevu ni tabia ya upande mmoja inayokusudiwa kumdhuru, kumdhuru au kumfedhehesha mtu. Mara nyingi ni kuhusu kuwa na nguvu na udhibiti juu ya mtu, si mgogoro au kutokubaliana, na inaunda hofu na hisia ya kukosa matumaini katika wale ambao ni kubaguliwa. Huenda ugomvi ukawa wa kawaida, lakini tabia ya kudhulumu si ya kawaida.