appendices Appendix P
FEU TECH ANTI-BULLYING POLICY STATEMENT Bullying against or by a student of the Institute will not be tolerated regardless of its location and form. Bullying – defined as an act of violence or intimidation that (a) occurs repeatedly over time, and (b) involves power imbalance between the bully and the victim – may come in different forms including, but not limited to the following: physical (hitting, hurting), verbal (teasing, insulting, threatening, discriminating), social (peer-pressure, gossiping, pestering), and electronic or cyber (bullying through the use of text messaging or other social media platforms). All associates, whether teaching or non-teaching, shall advocate a bully-free classroom or campus, and promote a learning environment characterized by respect, kindness, and inclusiveness. All students and associates are encouraged to report incidence of bullying that any of them may have witnessed, experienced, or heard of. This may be done by approaching any discipline officer and accomplishing the Discipline Unit Complaint Sheet. Reports on bullying incidence are dealt with accordingly through conduct of investigations with involved students, and/or conferences with parents or authorized guardians. A student who is found guilty of bullying another will be sanctioned in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct stated in the Student Handbook. Furthermore, both the victim and the perpetrator in the bullying case will be referred to the school counselor for assessment and processing.
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