Bullying/Harassment is defined as any student who delivers disrespectful messages (verbal or gestural) to another person that includes threats and intimidation, obscene gestures, pictures, or written notes.  Disrespectful messages may include negative comments based on race, religion, gender, age, and/or national origin; sustained or intense verbal attacks based on ethnic origin, disabilities or other personal matters.  Harassment may include stalking carried out through the use of technology or any electronic device as well as unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other verbal or physical conduct or communication of a sexual nature which is offensive to the recipient. 

Those who engage in such activity will face disciplinary actions at the discretion of the administration in accordance with Portsmouth Public Schools’ Policy JICK: Student Violence, Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying and Rhode Island State law (200-RICR-30-10-2)

Cyberbullying is defined as the use of written, verbal or electronic expression or a physical act or gesture or any combination thereof directed at a student that:

• Causes physical or emotional harm to the student or damage to the student’s property;

• Places the student in reasonable fear of harm to himself/herself or of damage to their property;

• Creates an intimidating, threatening, hostile, or abusive educational environment for the student;

• Infringes on the rights of the student to participate in school activities; or

• Materially and substantially disrupts the education process or the orderly operation of a school

No student, employee, faculty or staff of Portsmouth High School shall post forward or otherwise disseminate any data, documents, photos, images or videos or other information using any technology medium, including social networking websites, which might result in a disruption of classroom activity of the educational process.  Those who engage in such activity will face disciplinary actions at the discretion of the administration in accordance with Portsmouth Public Schools’ Policy JICK: Student Violence, Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying and Rhode Island State law (200-RICR-30-10-2)