Bullying & Harassment Prevention

LESD is committed to providing a safe school environment where all individuals are afforded equal access and opportunities. The district's academic and other educational support programs, services, and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of any individual based on the person's actual race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression.

The following resources are available to support students and families; however, if you have any questions regarding bullying or harassment prevention that are not addressed on our website please contact:

Alberto Paredes

Director, Student Support Services

(310) 973-1300 ext. 50128

BP 5131.2 Anti-Bullying Policy

BP 5145.3 Nondiscrimination_Harassment Policy

BP 5145.7 Sexual Harassment Policy

BP 5142.52 Suicide Prevention Policy

Title IX Introduction

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq., is a federal law that was passed in 1972 to ensure that male and female students and employees in educational settings are treated equally and fairly. It protects against discrimination based on sex (including sexual harassment). In addition, Title IX protects transgender students and students who do not conform to gender stereotypes. State law also prohibits discrimination based on gender (sex), gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

Title IX Complaint Information & Reporting

Other types of complaints

Cyber or Social Media Bullying

Cyberbullying or Social Media Bullying includes the creation or transmission of harassing communications, direct threats, or other harmful texts, sounds, or images as defined in Education Code 48900. Cyberbullying also includes breaking into another person's electronic account and assuming that person's identity in order to damage that person's reputation.

Any person that has been a victim of, or witnessed bullying or harassment via social media is highly encouraged to report the incident immediately to an administrator, teacher or other adult personnel on campus. Students also have the option of reporting anonymously through WeTip by texting or calling (844) 310-9878 or submitting it online.

For additional information on how to file a bullying complaint at the school, please contact your school.

Definitions

Bullying

“Bullying” means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal or conduct, including communications made in writing or by means of an electronic act, and including one or more acts committed by a student or group of students as defined in Section 48900.2, 48900.3, or 48900.4, directed toward one or more students that has or can be reasonably predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following:

A) Placing a reasonable student or students in fear of harm to that student’s or those students’ person or property.

B) Causing a reasonable student to experience a substantially detrimental effect on his or her physical or mental health.

C) Causing a reasonable student to experience a substantial interference with his or her academic performance, ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.

Electronic Act

“Electronic Act” means the transmission by means of an electronic device, including, but not limited to, a telephone, wireless telephone or other wireless communication device, computer, or pager, of a communication, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(I) Posting to or creating a burn page. “Burn page” means an Internet Web site created for the purpose of having one or more effects listed in paragraph (1).

(II) Creating a credible impersonation of another actual pupil for the purpose of having one or more of the effects listed in paragraph (1). “Credible impersonation” means to knowingly and without consent impersonate a pupil for the purpose of bullying the pupil and such that another pupil would reasonably believe, or has reasonably believed that the pupil was or is the pupil who was impersonated.

(III) Creating a false profile for the purpose of having one or more of the effects listed in paragraph (1). “False profile” means a profile of a fictitious pupil or a profile using the likeness or attributes of an actual pupil other than the pupil who created the false profile.

(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subparagraph (A), an electronic act shall not constitute pervasive conduct solely on the basis that it has been transmitted on the Internet or is currently posted on the Internet.

Reasonable Student

Resources

School Social Workers
Digital Citizenship & Safety
Connect Safely webpage provides tips to help students stop cyberbullying.
Let's Get Real video gives students the chance to tell their own stories.
Mix it Up Schools Program encourages students "mix it up" at lunch by sitting with a different group of students.
Net Smartz Cyberbullying page has information for parents to support their child.
The Teaching Channel has a short video on the complex issues related to cyberbullying.

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