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Click here to view the LCPS Bullying Prevention and Education Policy: Policy 8250

Our Bullying Prevention Coordinator is Timothy Finnerty. If you have any concerns regarding bullying, please contact Email Mr. Finnerty.

Bullying is the systematic and chronic inflicting of physical hurt or psychological distress on another person. The Code of Virginia § 22.1-276.01 defines bullying as “any aggressive and unwanted behavior that is intended to harm, intimidate, or humiliate the victim; involves a real or perceived power imbalance between the aggressor or aggressors and victim; and is repeated over time or causes severe emotional trauma. “Bullying” includes cyberbullying. “Bullying” does not include ordinary teasing, horseplay, arguments or peer conflict.

Cyberbullying refers to bullying by a student(s) towards another through electronic communication. Cyberbullying includes such things as sending mean, vulgar or threatening messages or images; posting sensitive private information about another person; pretending to be someone else in order to humiliate another person; and defamatory online social media websites.

Second Step Bullying Prevention Program

The Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit is specifically designed to be paired with the Elementary Second Step program. It teaches students specific bullying prevention skills, and through online training modules, trains all school staff in how to prevent bullying at school. 

In the Bullying Prevention Unit, students will learn how to:

• Recognize bullying when it happens to them or their peers.

• Report bullying to caring adults.

• Refuse bullying by learning how to be assertive and stand up for each other.

• We can Be bystanders who are part of the solution and not part of the problem.

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