Link for the Challenging Behavior Form
Challenging Behavior
When you believe challenging behavior has occurred please fill out this form and submit it to Bethany Pomerantz, Assistant Principal at bethany.pomerantz@rhamschools.org
Challenging behavior is behavior that negatively impacts school climate or interferes, or is at risk of interfering, with the learning or safety of a student or the safety of a school employee. Bullying is unwanted and aggressive behavior among children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Bullying is considered a subset of challenging behavior.
Link for the Reporting Bullying Form
BULLYING
Bullying is any overt acts by a student or group of students directed against another student with the intent to ridicule, harass, humiliate or intimidate the other student while on school grounds, on a school bus or at a school sponsored activity, which acts are committed more than once against any student during the school year. Bullying also includes the use of computer systems, including email, instant messaging, text messaging, blogging or the use of social networking websites or other forms of electronic communications by a student or group of students to ridicule, harass, humiliate or intimidate another student.
Steps taken to resolve bullying issues brought to the school’s attention:
Investigation
Interview reporter (if not anonymous), victim, witnesses, bully
Collect and review data
Contact parents of bully and victim
Develop a plan to end further bullying behaviors directed at the victim
Inform teachers and other staff as needed
Subsequent Incidents
Investigation with increased interventions: counseling, detentions, community service, suspension and possible expulsion