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What is Bullying and What Can You Do About It?

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The Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District is committed to providing a safe, secure, and healthy environment that allows all students to maximize their learning potential.

The Governing Board recognizes the harmful effects of bullying, discrimination, or harassment on student learning and school attendance and desires to provide safe school environments that protect students from physical and emotional harm. District employees shall establish student safety as a high priority and shall not tolerate bullying, discrimination, or harassment of any student.

No student or group of students shall, through physical, written, verbal, or other means, harass, sexually harass, threaten, intimidate, retaliate, cyberbully, cause bodily injury to, or commit hate violence against any other student or school personnel. (Board Policy 5131.2, Bullying; Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 5145.3, Nondiscrimination/Harassment)

Bullying Prevention Resources and Reporting

Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District has developed strategies for bullying prevention and intervention to help keep students safe and ensure a healthy learning environment.

STOPit Anonymous Reporting

If an instance of bullying or harassment occurs, or if you wish to report something that is abusive in nature or a potential threat, Dry Creek offers anonymous reporting through STOPit.

STOPit! is an online reporting tool designed to deter and mitigate bullying and cyber abuse, consisting of an app and a back-end incident management system for school administrators.

STOPit empowers students with an easy app to safely and anonymously report anything of concern to school officials – from cyberbullying to threats of violence or self-harm. STOPit empowers students to stand up for themselves and others while giving our schools the insight we need to keep students safe. With STOPit, students can submit anonymous reports containing text, photos, or video.

Definition of Bullying

Ed. Codes §§ 234, 234.1, 234.2, 234.3, 234.5, 234.6

“Bullying” means any severe (can be once, if severe) or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or by means of an electronic act, and including one or more of the following:

Sexual Harassment (§ 48900.2)
Hate Violence (§ 48900.3)
Threats, harassment, intimidation (§ 48900.4)
Has or reasonable predicted to have one or more of the following (looking at impact):

Placing a reasonable pupil or pupils in fear of harm to that pupil's or those pupils' person or property.

Causing a reasonable pupil to experience a substantially detrimental effect on his or her physical or mental health.

Causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her academic performance.

Causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.

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REPORT AN INCIDENT ANONYMOUSLY NOW

STOPit is a simple, easy-to-use app that allows students to safely and anonymously report concerns like cyberbullying, threats, or self-harm. It empowers students to stand up for themselves and others while giving school staff tools to respond quickly and effectively.

Through STOPit, students can submit text, photos, or videos. Reports are managed in DOCUMENTit, a system that helps staff investigate and communicate with reporters in real time.

More than just a reporting tool, STOPit helps deter harmful behavior and encourages students to become Upstanders. This is a proactive step toward maintaining a safe, positive school environment for all.

(Click on the image to report an incident anonymously.)

STOPit Access Codes

In order to report an incident, you must first enter an access code coinciding with the school you attend.

Antelope Crossing

Antelope Meadows

Barrett Ranch

Coyote Ridge

Creekview Ranch

Heritage Oak

Olive Grove

Quail Glen

Silverado

School Climate

The Dry Creek Joint Elementary School continues its work on building community and positive school climate by participating in the programs below. Talk with your school site teacher or administrator to learn more about the programs available at your school.

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