Winters JUSD values equitable, inclusive, and personalized learning experiences for our culturally diverse groups of students to help all students continue to increase their academic, social, and emotional achievement in our schools. Also, Winters JUSD students, staff, and families value communication, collaboration, and community engagement and strives to create safe, healthy, and positive learning environments for all students at all school sites.

Winters JUSD students, staff, and families recognizes the harmful effects of bullying on student well-being, students’ academic and social achievement, school attendance, and desires to provide a safe school environment that protects students from physical and emotional harm. No individual or group shall, through physical, written, verbal, visual, or other means harass, sexually harass, threaten, intimidate, cyberbully, cause bodily injury to, or commit hate violence against any student or school personnel, or retaliate against them for filing a complaint or participating in the complaint resolution process (Winters JUSD Board Policy 5131.2(a)). Every staff and community member is responsible for promoting a positive school culture and ensuring the physical and emotional health of students while modeling appropriate expected behaviors for our students. Witnessed acts of bullying must be reported to to a school staff member.

This Bullying Prevention Manual will help students, staff, and families understand the dynamics of bullying and cyberbullying, which includes the identification of bullying and cyberbullying and the implementation of strategies to address and/or report bullying.

If you have questions, please contact your child’s school, or contact the Student Support Services Office at 530-795-6100.