Every adult plays an important role in addressing bullying and making schools a safer place for children to learn and employees to work.

Bullying can take many forms, such as hitting or punching (physical bullying); teasing or name-calling (verbal bullying); intimidation using gestures or social exclusion (nonverbal bullying or emotional bullying); unwanted sexual contact (sexual bullying); and sending insulting messages by e-mail, texting or social media sites (cyber bullying).

Parents

• Talk to your child about bullying.
• Ask your child questions.
• If you believe your child is the victim of bullying, please report it to a campus administrator as soon as possible.
• Report your concerns to the district using the Report Bullying form:  https://www.springisd.org/stopbullying

Warning signs of bullying are when your child

• Does not want to go to school;
• Dislikes or has lost interest in school work;
• Has few, if any, friends;
• Appears sad, anxious or moody when talking about school;
• Complains of headaches, stomach aches;
• Has unexplained cuts, bruises and/or scratches;
• Appears afraid of going back to school;
• Returns from school with torn, damaged or missing articles of clothing, books or belongings; and/or
• Has trouble sleeping and/or has frequent nightmares.