Everyone at Longfellow Elementary School is committed to making our school a safe and caring place for all students. We will treat each other with respect, and demonstrate Longfellow PRIDE (Peace, Respect, Integrity, Dependability, and Excellence). We refuse to tolerate bullying in any form at our school.
Longfellow’s Definition of BULLYING: Bullying is unfair and one-sided. Power is used in a hurtful way. It happens when someone keeps hurting, frightening, threatening, or leaving someone out on purpose.
Consequences for bulling: Our school is focused on showing Longfellow PRIDE. Students who engage in bullying behaviors are not following Longfellow PRIDE and their misbehavior may result in a referral to the principal. All bullying behaviors must be properly reported in order to provide students with support. Our consequences for bullying are less about discipline and more about a learning experience. Students who are involved in bullying situations may begin meeting weekly with a "steps to respect coach" in order to work on activities geared to build empathy and increase conflict resolution skills.
The Steps to Respect Program suggests that the students have the ultimate power in preventing bullying and that students need to learn that they are the ones with the most power in preventing bullying.
