Bullying & Violence Prevention
Committed to Safety & Wellbeing at Southeast Polk Community School District
The Southeast Polk Community School District is committed to providing all students, employees, and volunteers with a safe school environment in which all members of the school community are treated with dignity and respect. Bullying and/or harassment of or by students, employees, and volunteers is against federal, state, and local policy and is not tolerated.
“Harassment” and “bullying” is taken to mean any electronic, written, verbal, or physical act or conduct toward a student which is based on any actual or perceived trait or characteristic of the student and which creates an objectively hostile school environment that meets one or more of the following conditions:
- Places the student in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s person or property.
- Has a substantially detrimental effect on the student’s physical or mental health.
- Has the effect of substantially interfering with a student’s academic performance.
- Has the effect of substantially interfering with the student’s ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.
The following board policies outline the district’s philosophy and procedures for handling bullying and harassment issues.
Report Bullying at a SEP School
Students who feel that they have been bullied or harassed should: