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About Bullying

Let’s Talk About Bullying: Q&A for Remington Families

  • What is bullying?
    • Bullying is behavior that is intentional, repeated, one-sided and creates an imbalance of power so that the person it is being done to cannot get it to stop.
  • What does Remington do to address bullying?
    • Our school prohibits bullying, retaliation against those reporting bullying, and making knowingly false accusations of bullying behavior in accordance with the district bullying policy, which can be found here: Board Policy JICDE
  • Does Remington take any steps to prevent bullying? 
    • We prevent bullying by focusing on positive climate and culture through the Renaissance framework, employing PBIS schoolwide, using Restorative Practices - focusing on community building and a process to address harm when it occurs, and implementing Tier 1 lessons in classes to teach students social skills as well as conflict resolution.
  • What is the school’s process for reporting bullying?
    • If someone is experiencing bullying, please report immediately to your teacher, a school administrator, or to Safe2Tell https://safe2tell.org/.
  • How does the school handle reports of bullying?
    • We investigate reports of bullying through office referral forms, use of student think sheets, interviews of witnesses and impacted individuals, adult-facilitated restorative dialogues, co-created action and/or safety plans for students, and parent communication.