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ARES School Bully Policy

Apollo-Ridge Elementary School

Bullying Policy

 

APOLLO-RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ALL STUDENTS WITH A SAFE AND CIVIL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, FREE FROM THREAT, HARRASSMENT, OR BULLYING.

 

BULLYING IS DEFINED AS AN INTENTIONAL ELECTRONIC, WRITTEN, VERBAL OR PHYSICAL ACT, OR A SERIES OF ACTS, DIRECTED AT ANOTHER STUDENT OR STUDENTS; WHICH OCCURS IN OR RELATES TO A SCHOOL SETTING; THAT IS SEVERE, PERSISTENT OR ONGOING; AND HAS THE EFFECT OF DOING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

 

  • SUBSTANTIALLY INTERFERING WITH A STUDENT’S EDUCATION
  • CREATING A THREATENING ENVIRONMENT
  • SUBSTANTIALLY DISRUPTING THE ORDERLY OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL

 

It is a violation for any student to engage in the bullying of another student in the school setting.  Students in violation of the bullying policy will be subject to disciplinary action.