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Bullying

PA Bullying Prevention

PA Bullying Prevention Consultation Line 1-866-716-0424 

Messages can be left 24 hour a day, seven days a week, and will be returned Monday-Friday during normal business hours.  

The Bullying Prevention Consultation Line is a toll free number that will allow individuals experiencing chronic and unresolved bullying to discuss effective strategies and available resources to deal with school-based bullying; and is available, to students, parents/guardians and school districts across the state of Pennsylvania.

Stop Bullying

 

StopBullying.Gov

Stop Bullying.Gov is a federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and contains links to the kids homepage, facts, what you can do and kids videos and games.

 

Pennsylvania Department of Education

The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office for Safe Schools bullying prevention webpage contains resources for parents, educators and professionals serving youth in school and out-of-school time settings.

 

PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center

PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center includes a toolkit for National Bullying Prevention Month.

 

CASD Bullying and Harassment Reporting

The Chambersburg Area School District (CASD) is committed to providing a safe, positive learning environment for District students. CASD recognizes that bullying creates an atmosphere of fear and intimidation, detracts from the safe environment necessary for student learning, and may lead to more serious violence. Therefore, CASD prohibits bullying by District students.  CASD encourages students who have been bullied to promptly report such activity.

CASD directs that complaints of bullying shall be investigated promptly, and corrective action shall be taken when allegations are verified. Confidentiality of all parties shall be maintained, consistent with the District’s legal and investigative obligations. No reprisals or retaliation shall occur as a result of good faith reports of bullying.

Bullying and Harassment includes three important components:

1. Bullying is aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions.
2. Bullying involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time.
3. Bullying involves an imbalance of power or strength.

Bullying can take on many forms: 

1. Verbal bullying including derogatory comments and bad names
2. Bullying through social exclusion or isolation
3. Physical bullying such as hitting, kicking, shoving, and spitting
4. Bullying through lies and false rumors
5. Having money or other things taken or damaged by students who bully
6. Being threatened or being forced to do things by students who bully
7. Racial bullying
8. Sexual bullying
9. Cyber bullying

The atmosphere of a school is created by how students and teachers interact with one another. At CASD, bullying and harassment will not be tolerated because it is detrimental to school climate as well as people's self-esteem.

It is pertinent all students help to rid CASD of such negative behaviors. It is your right to stand up against behavior you feel is inappropriate. If you witness bullying or other inappropriate behavior, you should report this to a teacher, counselor, administrator, or any other member of the CASD faculty or staff.

The schools of the Chambersburg Area School District should be places where students come to learn, question, and evolve; bullying and harassment prevents many of these things from occurring and creates an atmosphere where people are unhappy and uncomfortable.