Students, parents, teachers, principals and school leaders can all work together to prevent and end bullying.
Bullying is a pattern of:
- written, electronic or verbal communications that threaten harm,
- obscene gestures, taunting or malicious teasing,
- persistent shunning or excluding a student, or
- physical harm, such as hitting, pushing or damaging personal property.
Implementation Checklist for School System Leaders
Bullying Sample Letters and Forms
Bullying Resources
If you are a student, parent or school leader and need to report a case of bullying, you can fill out the Bullying Report Form and submit to the principal or appropriate school leader.
Bullying Report Form
If you are a school leader who is investigating a report of bullying, you can use the Bullying Investigation Form to document the investigation.
Bullying Investigation Form
Bullying Links for School Leaders
If you feel the school did not take timely and effective action in conducting the bullying investigation, you may report this information to the LDOE using the LDOE Bullying Incident Monitoring Form.
LDOE Bullying Incident Monitoring Form
The Bullying Prevention Toolkit, developed by the Louisiana Department of Education, provides resources to assist school district prevent and end bullying.