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AAM ANTI‐BULLYING POLICY
OVERVIEW
At American Academy in Al Mizhar (AAM) we are committed to providing an environment where all students and
staff members feel safe and protected from harm by others within our school community. This policy endeavors to
provide a set of guiding principles to promote a safe, caring and happy learning environment for all members of our
school community. To ensure that all students become confident, self‐motivated and independent lifelong learners,
our School Policy clearly states that we will provide a secure and caring environment, and promote an ethos of
mutual respect and tolerance for others.
The standards of this policy constitute a specific, focused, integrated, and culturally sensitive system of support for all
students, staff, and families. The procedures are designed to ensure that all staff at AAM have been trained and are
supported in the school’s efforts to provide awareness, intervention training, and instructional strategies to prevent
bullying against any student or staff member in our community, and to direct follow up when incidents are reported
and/or occur.
Bullying and/or harassment of any individual at school will not be tolerated at AAM in any form: Student vs.
Student, Student vs. Staff Member, Staff Member vs. Student, and Staff Member vs. Staff Member, Parent vs
Student, Parent vs Staff Member, Staff Member to Parent.
This policy applies to all members of our school community; which include students, teaching and non‐teaching staff,
parents/caregivers, and visitors to the school. As members of the AAM community we have a responsibility to
support and promote this document for the benefit of all.
TRAINING:
All members of the school community will receive training on awareness, intervention and instructional strategies
to prevent bullying and how to report such incidents.
POLICY AIMS
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To ensure that all students, parents and staff are aware of the below definition of bullying to specify type of
bullying when reporting it and the distressing effect it has on its victims.
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To ensure that all students, parents and staff are fully aware of the referral procedures for reporting bullying
incidents and the strategies adopted for supporting those involved in these incidents.
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To establish a climate in which students who are bullied, or think another student is being bullied, can speak
freely to an appropriate staff member with the full knowledge that they will be listened to and receive prompt,
appropriate and sensitive response.
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To create a school community where bullying is recognized as unacceptable and where all students feel valued,
secure, happy and included.
DEFINITION OF BULLYING
Acts of bullying may take place throughout the school; in the classroom, on the playground, sports field, or in transit
from home to school when or when making use of school transport.
Bullying involves a person being hurt, distressed, pressured or victimized by repeated, intentional attacks by another
individual or group. Bullying is the wilful, conscious desire to intentionally hurt, threaten or frighten someone else. Bullies
abuse individuals by being threatening or through intimidation, discrimination, and/or harassment. Bullying can
incorporate the exclusion of individuals or groups.
Bullying may involve physical, verbal, textual, psychological or social behavior. For example:
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Physical ‐ hitting, punching, pushing, scratching, biting, spitting, tripping
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Emotional ‐ being unfriendly, excluding, tormenting, threatening
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Racial – racial or ethnic taunts, name calling, gestures, graffiti, discrimination
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Religious ‐ religious taunts, name calling
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Verbal ‐ name calling, teasing, putdowns, sarcasm, ethnic or religious insults; physical, social or academic
disability insults
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Textual ‐ passing notes, writing on desks or in Student Planners/Diaries. Electronic forms ‐ SMS, email,
Facebook/Twitter, chat rooms, Internet sites.
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Social: intimidating, ignoring, excluding, mimicking, and spreading rumors, defaming, dirty looks, intimidation,
and extortion, stealing, hiding or breaking possessions. Use of non‐English against others who do not have the
language being used.
People suffering from bullying may hesitate to report the behavior out of fear of retribution, or because they feel that
they should deal with the problem on their own. The impact of bullying may be evident by poor grades, solitude or
moodiness at home and school, or nervous reactions such as loss of appetite or insomnia.
POSSIBLE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:
The signs and behaviors listed below are potential indicators of bullying and should be considered and investigated
by adults. This list may also indicate other issues than bullying.
· Begins to do poorly in school
· Is frightened to say what’s wrong
· Refuses to go on the school bus and begs to be driven to school
· Is reluctant to go to school
· Becomes introverted, anxious or shows a lack in confidence
· Attempts or threatens suicide or runs away
· Cries to sleep at night or has nightmares
· Feels ill in the morning
· Has possessions which are damaged or ‘go missing’’