Bullying
If a student believes he/she is a victim of cyberbullying/bullying or if a teacher or other school personnel have knowledge about an incident of cyberbullying/bullying, they should immediately report it to a campus administrator. Students and parents may also use our anonymous incident reporting system below. Students or parents can submit reports such as bullying, cyberbullying, dating violence, drug or alcohol use, threats against the school, weapons on campus and more. All messages submitted remain completely anonymous.
For specific information, please refer to the Somerset ISD Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct.
Bullying:
When a student or group of students engages in written or verbal expression, expression through electronic means, or physical conduct on school property, at a school-sponsored or school-related activity, or in a vehicle operated by the District and that:
Has or will physically harm a student, damage a student’s property, or place a student in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s person or of damage to the student’s property; or
Is sufficiently severe, persistent, and pervasive enough that the action or threat creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment for a student.
And which:
Exploits an imbalance of power between the student perpetrator and the student target; and
Interferes with a student’s education or substantially disrupts the operation of a school.
Cyberbullying:
Engaging bullying conduct through the use of the Internet and/or electronic devices. Cyberbullying, even if it originates off campus, may be subject to discipline if there is an adverse effect on or disruption of the school environment.
