certain provisions as a minimum. One such provision is a prohibition on bullying in both school premises and in non school-related locations, if the act/s in question create a environment” at school for the victim, infringe on his rights or disrupt the “hostile educational process. A provision prohibiting retaliation against those who report bullying and through a system of anonymously reporting bullying acts is also required. DEFINITION OF TERMS For better and clearer understanding of this policy, the following terms are defined: Administrative Sanction refers to a punishment given for school personnel that involves child abuse. Bully refers to a student who commits acts of bullying as defined in R.A. No. 10627, its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), and this policy. This term also includes a student who participates in any of the acts of bullying by supporting or aiding the commission thereof. Bullied or Victim refers to a student who experiences the acts of bullying or retaliation as defined by R.A. No. 10627, its IRR, and Policy. Bullying refers to any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another student that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or damage to his property; creating a hostile environment at school for the other student; infringing on the rights of the other student at school; or materially and substantially disrupting the education process or the orderly operation of a school; such as, but not limited to, the following: a. Any unwanted physical contact between the and the victim like punching, pushing, shoving, kicking, slapping, tickling, headlocks, inflicting school pranks, teasing, fighting and the use of available objects as weapons; b. Any act that causes damage to a victim’s psyche and/or emotional well-being; c. Any slanderous statement or accusation that causes the victim undue emotional distress like directing foul language or profanity at the target, name-calling, tormenting and commenting negatively on victim’s looks, clothes and body; and d. Cyber-bullying or any bullying done through the use of technology or any electronic 3
certain provisions as a minimum. One such provision is a prohibition on bullying in both school premises and in non school-related locations, if the act/s in question create a “hostile environment” at school for the victim, infringe on his rights or disrupt the educational process. A provision prohibiting retaliation against those who report bullying and through a system of anonymously reporting bullying acts is also required. DEFINITION OF TERMS For better and clearer understanding of this policy, the following terms are defined: Administrative Sanction refers to a punishment given for school personnel that involves child abuse. Bully refers to a student who commits acts of bullying as defined in R.A. No. 10627, its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), and this policy. This term also includes a student who participates in any of the acts of bullying by supporting or aiding the commission thereof. Bullied or Victim refers to a student who experiences the acts of bullying or retaliation as defined by R.A. No. 10627, its IRR, and Policy. Bullying refers to any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another student that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or damage to his property; creating a hostile environment at school for the other student; infringing on the rights of the other student at school; or materially and substantially disrupting the education process or the orderly operation of a school; such as, but not limited to, the following: a. Any unwanted physical contact between the and the victim like punching, pushing, shoving, kicking, slapping, tickling, headlocks, inflicting school pranks, teasing, fighting and the use of available objects as weapons; b. Any act that causes damage to a victim’s psyche and/or emotional well-being; c. Any slanderous statement or accusation that causes the victim undue emotional distress like directing foul language or profanity at the target, name-calling, tormenting and commenting negatively on victim’s looks, clothes and body; and d. Cyber-bullying or any bullying done through the use of technology or any electronic 3
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