The Garfield Heights City Schools does not condone bullying under any circumstances.  Bullying can also include cyberbullying, which involves using cellphones, email, instant messages, chat rooms, or social media sites like Twitter or FaceBook to threaten, harass, or intimidate someone.  In order for an act to qualify as bullying, it must happen more than once.

When a bullying report is made to a building administrator, he or she must determine whether or not the act was bullying.  The act must have occurred more than once.  Here are some examples of acts that typically would not be considered bullying:

Knocking someone’s hat off

Accidentally bumping into someone

Telling someone, “I don’t like you.”

Making fun of someone once

Arguing with or disagreeing with someone

Not allowing someone to play on a team at recess

Rude behavior

Being mean to someone

If you are not certain about whether or not you should report an act as being one of bullying, you can do any or all of the following:

=        Contact a building or district administrator.

=        Use our Anonymous Alerts Quick Link that is on the front page of our website

=        See further definitions of bullying under the Quick Links/GHCS Safety Portal.