Sprigeo School Safety Tip Line

If you feel unsafe or know someone who feels unsafe, please report it through Sprigeo School Safety Tip Line located on the Shafter High Website . After you fill out the form, Sprigeo sends an email to an administrator with all of the details from your report.

Shafter High 101

You can also report bullying through Canvas Shafter High 101 in the Dean's office tab and select the link under the Help icon.

What Should You Do If You Are Being Bullied?

• Do not deal with it alone, go to someone you trust and strategize on how to confront it.

• Don't react to the Bully

• Stay Calm

• Avoid the Bully

• Find Friends to Be with Whenever the Bully is Around

• Don't keep the Situation a Secret

• Report through Sprigeo School Safety Tip Line

• Report through Canvas Shafter 101 Dean's Tab under Help icon

What Should You Do If You See Another Person Being Bullied?

It's hard to get involved. You may fear that you'll be the next target if you stand up for someone who is being bullied. That may be true, but think about how you would feel if you were that person being bullied. How would you feel if another person stood up for you? How would you feel if no one stood up for you?

• Stand with the person being bullied

• Help the victim walk away

• Befriend the victim

• Ask if the person being bullied needs help

• Get help form a trusted adult

• Report through Sprigeo School Safety Tip Line

• Report through Canvas Shafter 101 Dean's Tab under Help icon

What is an Upstander?

• A person who stands up, speaks out, and/or takes action in defense of those who are targeted for harm or injustice

• When peers intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds, 57% of the time.

Parents play a key role in preventing and responding to bullying. If you know or suspect that your child is involved in bullying, there are several resources that may help.

Recognize the warning signs that your child is involved in bullying. They could be being bullied, bullying others, or witnessing bullying. Although these signs could signal other issues, you should talk to your child if they display any sort of behavioral or emotional changes. Many times kids won’t ask for help, so it is important to know what to look for. If your child is at immediate risk of harming

Learn what bullying is and what it is not. Understanding what bullying is is the first step in forming a plan to prevent or respond to bullying with your child. Many behaviors that look like bullying may be just as serious, but may require different response strategies. You can also learn about:

• The frequency of bullying;

• Who is at risk for being bullied and bullying others; and

• The effects of bullying

If you know or suspect bullying has occurred, learn how to find out what has happened with your child. Understanding what has happened can also help in communicating with school or community officials about the situation.

If you have worked with your child and your school and need additional assistance, find resources to help address the situation.

Schools are a primary place where bullying can happen. Helping to establish a supportive and safe school climate where all students are accepted and knowing how to respond when bullying happens are key to making sure all students are able to learn and grow. There are many tools on StopBullying.gov specific for teachers, administrators, and other school staff.

Learn what bullying is and what it is not. Many behaviors that look like bullying may be just as serious, but may require different response strategies. You can also learn about what to look for as warning signs that some of your students might be involved in bullying and who might be at more risk for being involved. Know about special considerations for specific groups.

Establish a safe school climate. Often the first step to preventing bullying is making sure the students, teachers, and administrators alike are educated about bullying. Tools like the School Bus Drivers Training and Classroom Teacher Training can help. For kids, tools like these webisodes can help them learn about bullying.

Learn how to engage parents and youth in the building a positive school climate. Learning how to talk about bullying with youth is a critical step.

Respond when bullying happens. Learn how to stop it on the spot, find out what happened, and support all students involved.

As an adult in the community, you play an important role in ensuring all children are safe from bullying. Whether you work in law enforcement, mental health services, community or youth organizations, or any other role that works with children, there are resources to help you take action against bullying.

• First, understanding what bullying is and what it is not is critical in forming bullying prevention strategies. It is also good to know what your state’s laws are about bullying.

• Utilize the community action planning toolkit to host anti-bullying events in your community and develop a comprehensive strategy for bullying prevention.

• If you know or suspect bullying is taking place in the community, learn how to respond.

• Learn more about working in the community, including potential partners and additional strategies.