Bullying & Harassment Prevention

Goethe International Charter School is committed to providing a safe school environment where all individuals are afforded equal access and opportunities. Our school's academic and other educational support programs, services, and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of any individual based on the person's race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression.

The following resources are available to support students and families, however if you have any questions regarding bullying or harassment prevention that are not addressed on our website please contact:

What is Bullying?

Bullying is defined as any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or by means of an electronic act. Additionally, bullying encompasses one or more acts committed by a pupil or group of pupils directed toward one or more pupils that has or can be reasonably predicted to have the effect of causing a reasonable pupil to experience a substantially detrimental effect on the pupil's physical or mental health, academic performance, or ability to participate in school activities.

In the event that a school employee observes or suspects any sort of bullying taking place, the employee is required to stop it and report it to a school administrator.

Cyber or Social Media Bullying

Cyberbullying or Social Media Bullying includes the creation or transmission of harassing communications, direct threats, or other harmful texts, sounds, or images as defined in Education Code 48900. Cyberbullying also includes breaking into another person's electronic account and assuming that person's identity in order to damage that person's reputation.

Monitor your child's social media accounts: Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Tik Tok, Tumblr, Twitter.

Investigation

The principal or designee shall promptly investigate all complaints of bullying (scroll down for policy). The student who filed the complaint shall have an opportunity to describe the incident, present witnesses and other evidence of the bullying or harassment, and put his/her complaint in writing. The school administration shall investigate the accusation and determine appropriate action.

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