A Go-To Guide On How 

to Prevent Bullying  

 
 
 
Presented to you by Max Loftis, Joey Russell, Maddy Quadra and 
Megan Tatum-E.D.H.S’ Mrs. Bowyer’s EXPOS Class Per. 5 

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 Table of Contents 
 
Page 1. Cover Page 

Page 2. Table of Contents 

Page 3. How Bullying Affects You 

Definition of bullying 

Page 4. Summary of EDHS Bullying Policy 

Common Discrepancies at EDHS 

Vice Principal’s Input 

Page 5. Anonymous Staff’s Input 

Student’s Input 

Page 6. Student’s Input Continued 

Page 7. Prevention 

Reaction 

Resources Provided to You 

Page 8. Resources cont… 

Page 9. Resolution 

Page 10. Work Cited 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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How Bullying Affects You 
(whether you’re the bully, the victim, or a bystander) 
Bullying is the most common form of abuse amongst adolescents during their 
middle school and high school years, whether it be in the form of verbal or physic- 
al assault. There are several factors that influence who the aggressor decides to 
take their aggression out on, but there is no telling who will end up being a victim 
of harassment. Society must take into consideration that bullies themselves often 
deal with emotional instability and therefore crave power-control, meaning that 
they feel helpless in situations where they do not assert their dominance. Bysta- 
nders play a key role in the prevention of bullying both by acting out immediately 
in the defense of victims as well as the reporting of incidents afterwards. 
 
Definition of Bullying 
Bullying is most generally defined as using superiority of strength or influence to 
intimidate, typically to force someone to do what one wants. “The bullying relati- 
onship is characterized by an imbalance of power, such that the victim of bullying 
finds it hard to defend him- or herself and begins to feel powerless against the 
bully”(Kuther). 
Bullying is comprised of direct behaviors such as teasing, taunting, 
threatening, hitting, and stealing that are initiated by one or more 
students against a victim. In addition to direct attacks, bullying may 
also may be more indirect by causing a student to be socially 
isolated through intentional exclusion (Banks). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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(Olweus) 
 
Summary of El Dorado Union High School District Bullying Policy 
● Prohibits (at any district school and/or school activity): 
★ Unlawful discrimination 
★ Harassment 
★ Discrimination based off of race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic 
group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or 
mental stability, sex or sexual orientation, gender or gender identity and 
gender expression, physical traits and characteristics, or affiliation with 
any of these groups. 
● Consequences include : counseling, suspension and/or expulsion. 
 
 
Common Discrepancies at El Dorado High School 
El Dorado High deals with many of the common forms of bullying including: 
★ Sexual  ★ Racial  ★ Homophobic discrimination 
harassment  discrimination 

★ Anti-semitism   ★ Misogyny  ★ Ableism  

 

 
 
Vice Principals’ Input 
● Questions & Responses: 
● What are the most common forms of discrimination at El Dorado High School if you had 
to put a label on them? (ex: racism, homophobia, sexism) 
- “Oh, just on discrimination? Um… Oh thats hard.. Probably race.Homophobic. We have some 

gender issues, we have religious students… and transgender students who they don’t feel 

very comfortable with. ” 

● Have you ever witnessed bullying performed by staff and or administration? 

- “ I would definitely say yes, Do I think it's intentional no, but does it happen at our school yes”  

● Would you say that it is possible that bullies could be overlooked in schools because the 
problem is often thought to be the kids, when it is often the administration doing the 
harm? 
- “ Ummm no, everyone gets extensive training. I think the problem is people refusing to 
provide who is bullying them” 
- “ I don’t think things are overlooked.” 
 

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Anonymous Staff’s Input on Bullying 
● Questions & Responses: 
● How often do you witness discrimination in the classroom? 
- “Very rarely in my class because I try to set the mood at the beginning of the year to dissuade 

people from bringing that into class. I have special needs kids, and I’ve never heard racist 

remarks. There's kind of an open gay couple in my class. We do write scenes about issues 

such as sexuality, bullying, and discrimination. I used to do it in my advanced class, now I do 

it in beginning so they learn earlier. People are less inclined to bully when their ignorance is 

removed. Sometimes I’m surprised to hear what happens on the other aspects of campus” 

- “N/a ” 

● Would you say that there is often discrimination based off of defining characteristics or 
that anyone can be a victim of bullying?  
- “I think there are characteristics for sure, I think there is often a type that gets bullied. 

Whether it's the way they look, whether they’re different from the mainstream...often not 

courageous enough to defend themselves. Popular kids don’t get bullied, bullying takes place 

in so many different forms. I guess a popular kid could be bullied in overtly, by a comment on 

their page or something. There's a type historically that gets bullied, but now everyone has a 

potential of being bullied” 

- “Anyone can be a victim of bullying. If a person is going, they’re going to bully no matter the 

gender, no matter the sexuality. If you put two people in a room and one person is gay and 

one person is not, yeah that might increase the risk. But people bully because they’re hurt. ” 

● Have you ever witnessed staff bullying students on El Dorado High School’s Campus? Or 
heard about it? 
- “I’ve heard about teachers belittling students in front of others.” 
- We hear about it almost every single day, but we have a biased group of kids. Kids misbehave 
for a reason, often times it’s because of the treatment they’ve been given in the classroom. 
And then you add to what they’re dealing with at home and suddenly you have a volcano about 
to erupt. All a teacher has to say is “sit” down and that's it.” 
● How frequently would you say it happens?  
- “ Maybe once a year. This year I heard about a teacher I heard about a continual problem, but 
that was just one teacher.” 
- “Several times a week… I don’t think it would be exaggerating if you were to say every day 
even.” 
 
 
 
Student's Input on Bullying 
● Questions & Responses: 
● Do you believe it's possible for staff/administrations to bully students? 

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E.P - ​“Yes, there's some teaching methods that don’t respect students at all. And sometimes staff and 

administration try to assert their dominance over students” (Parker). 

S.W - ”Yes,even if it's unintentional because all students are offended by different things.” (Wilson) 

SH.S - “I mean, yeah. Just yes, why wouldn't they be able to” (Squier)? 

P.B - “Yes I believe it's possible because adults have this premise that, because we are minors and 

they are adults, they are above us. As adults they believe they can get away with more things and 

subconsciously bully or discriminate students. Such things as favoritism could be considered a form of 

bullying” (Barbato). 

● Do you ever think there are scenarios in which this is okay? 

 

E.P ​- “No I do not, I don't believe it is. They should put themselves at the same levels of students and 

not be so hyper focused on being a second parent” (Parker). 

S.W - “Not really because it's supposed to be a safe environment for everyone” (Wilson). 

SH.S - “No, I don't think there's any point staff should be able to bully people, it's not a safe 

environment for students” (Squier). 

P.B - “No, as an adult they should be above whatever has caused their aggression towards a student. 

They should be an example to students of how to perform self control when in a stressful scenario” 

(Barbato). 

● Would you say this happens more frequently than peer on peer bullying at E.D.H.S? 
 

E.P - ​"No because in the case of El Dorado High School most of the teachers are very well trained. 

However there are certain specific cases that shouldn't be ignored” (Parker). 

S.W - “At El Dorado High School peer on peer bullying happens more online, teachers are more prone 

to do it in person” (Wilson). 

SH.S - “It could be possible. I've had more experience with staff bullying students than peers bullying 

peers” (Squier). 

P.B - “No, however it may be more impactful to a student if a teacher has done it because they are 

role models and it could be detrimental to the individual’s life” (Barbato). 

● Student Volunteers: 
★ Eli Parker 
★ Seth Wilson 
★ Shyanne Squier 
★ Pierce Barbato 

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Prevention 
Bullying can never be entirely prevented but incidents can be greatly reduced if 
given the proper treatment beforehand such as, “increased awareness, 
understanding, and knowledge about bullying on the part of school staff, parents, 
and students… Encouragement of students to seek help when victimized or 
witnessing victimization”(Kuther). 
[Charles] Go suggests teaching youth different ways of negotiating 
the situation, such as conducting teen conflict resolution education 
programs, providing alternative creative venues such as physical 
education in resolving conflicts, or providing positive adult mentors 
to help teens deal with their problems. Another effective approach 
may be to work in helping our teens feel safer in school (Kan-Rice). 
 
 
Reaction 
● Report It- 
Whether you're the bystander wishing to report an incident you witnessed or 
you're the victim, it's always best to report harassment to staff and 
administration on school campus so that the proper steps can be carried out. This 
includes what happened, who the abuser was, and who was bullied (if you're the 
bystander). 
● Befriend Victims- 
If you just witnessed someone get verbally or physically assaulted, go up and 
speak to them. Victims often feel isolated and alone which can lead to further 
emotional detachment that could be prevented by a reminder that there are other 
kind people out there. 
● Stand Up Directly- 
If you can, speak out to the bully and tell them what they're doing is wrong and 
why it is. However, do not bully them back. 
 
Resources Provided to You 
● Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA): 
Includes-  
★ Behavioral Health Services 
★ Public Health Services  

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 ★ Community Services  
★ Social Services 
● “STOPit” App: 
Start being proactive instead of reactive when it comes to dealing 
with incidents of inappropriate behavior that lead to avoidable 
issues. When students are comfortable sharing information with you, 
you will get the information you need to maintain a positive school 
climate and get students the help they need. You will have the 
ability to address issues early on, before they spiral out of control. 

Everything about “STOPit” is designed to save you time and reduce 

your workload. STOPit streamlines your processes to improve the 
efficiency and effectiveness of investigations with STOPit's case 
management system. STOPit is also a powerful deterrent. Students 
start thinking twice before making a bad decision. Fewer incidents 
translates into less work for you (Anonymous Reporting & Incident 
Management for Education). 

What Students Commonly Report on “STOPit”-  

★ Bullying/cyberbullying 
★ Out-of-line relationships between students/staff 
★ Violent threats 
★ Hazing 
★ Possessions of Weapons 
★ Drugs & Alcohol 
★ Substance Abuse 
★ Intolerance/Discrimination 
● ​Hotlines​: 
CyberBully Hotline-  
★ 1 (800)829-0067 
★ http://www.cyberbullyhotline.com 
Crisis Call Center (for School Violence)- 
★ (800)273-8255 
★ Text “ANSWER” to 839-863 
National Suicide Hotline- 
★ (800)784-2433 
★ (800)442-4673 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Resolution 
As a whole, bullying is a reality that sadly does occur in the majority of our lives 

but this does not mean we cannot take the proper steps in order to prevent it. For 

example, the easiest things we can do in the process of prevention include ​not 

being a bystander​. By allowing verbal and physical abuse to occur without doing 

anything, that makes us just as bad as the bullies. Fully understanding how abuse 

affects our peers later in their lives gives us the initiative to take action while the 

event is occuring or reporting it afterwards, which both benefits the victim’s 

emotional stability and teaches the aggressor the differences between right and 

wrong as well allowing them to learn to empathize and learn from their mistakes.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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 Work Cited 
“Anonymous Reporting & Incident Management for Education.” ​STOPit 

Banks, Ron. “Bullying in Schools. ERIC Digest” ERIC Digests ED407154, Apr. 1997. 
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Web. 15 
Aug. 2003. 

Eli, Parker. “Expository Bullying Project Interviews.” 30 Apr. 2018. 

“Health and Human Services.” ​Health and Human Services - El Dorado County 

Kan-Rice, Pamela. “School Bullies Are Often Also Victims; Feeling Safe Reduces 
Youth Bullying.” University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 
News and Information Outreach. University of California, 2 Sept. 2003. Web. 8 
July 2004 

Kuther, Tara L. “Understanding Bullying.” ​Our Children ​29.2 (2004): 12-13. Print.  

Olweus, Dan. “A Profile of Bullying at School.” Educational Leadership 60.6 

(2003): 12-17. Print. 

Pierce, Barbato. “Expository Bullying Project Interviews.” 30 Apr. 2018. 

Schultz, Wendy. “School District Defusing Bullying.” ​Mountain Democrat​, 21 Nov. 
2010​. 

Shyanne, Squier. “Expository Bullying Project Interviews.” 30 Apr. 2018. 

Wilson, Seth. “Expository Bullying Project Interviews.” 30 Apr. 2018. 

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