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If your child is engaging in bullying behavior:
▪ Make it clear that you take bullying seriously and you will not tolerate this behavior.
▪ Develop clear and consistent rules within your family for your child’s behavior.
▪ Spend more time with your child and carefully monitor his/her behavior.
▪ Build on your child’s talents by encouraging him/her to get involved in pro-social activities.
▪ Talk with your child’s teacher, school counselor, or administrator to approach this behavior as a team.
▪ If your child needs additional help, talk with a counselor or mental health professional.

What you should do if your child is bullied:
▪ Most importantly, focus on your child. Listen, be supportive, and gather information and the facts related to the
incident.
▪ Stay calm and report the incident(s) to your child’s teacher, school counselor, assistant principal and/or principal.
Document all incidents of mistreatment, abuse, cruelty, and/or disrespectful acts toward your child and or
perpetrated by your child.
▪ Complete and/or encourage your child to file the Student Bullying and Harassment Report found in the main
office of your school and place it in the Drop Box or complete the online Bullying Report. Reporting is not tattling
when the intention is to alert the teacher and/or administration of any harmful acts of mistreatment toward your
child or others.
▪ Call Safe Schools’ centralized Bullying Anonymous Hotline Telephone to report concerns of bullying
561-434-8200.
▪ Request that you be informed or schedule a follow-up conference to discuss findings and determine actions to
monitor and support all students involved, as well as to deter continued and/or escalation of incidents.
▪ Seek resources to assist you in strengthening your child’s resilience toward harm.

The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, adheres to a policy of nondiscrimination in all educational activities and
programs and strives affirmatively to provide equal opportunity for all as set forth in the following School Board Policies.
We seek to provide a safe and equal learning opportunity for each of our students, regardless of race, color, sex, age,
national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or social and family background.
Each school must be free from the disruption that would interfere with the teacher’s right to teach and the student’s right
to learn.

Pursuant to Title VI, Title IX, Section 504/Title II and other civil rights regulations, the District is committed to providing an
educational environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment. This
commitment applies to all District operations, programs, and activities. Below are related policies:

● Policy 5.001: Protecting Students from Discrimination and Harassment
● Policy 5.002: Protecting Students from Bullying and Harassment
● Policy 5.81: Protecting Students from Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Discrimination
● Policy 5.82: Teen Dating Violence or Abuse

Hope Scholarship
The Florida Legislature created the Hope Scholarship Program to give public school children in Florida relief from bullying
and violence. The Scholarship gives parents the opportunity to transfer their child to another K-12 public school with
available capacity within the school district, receive a scholarship to transport the student to a public school with available
capacity in another school district, or to request a scholarship for the student to attend an eligible private school. For more
information, please speak with the administrative staff at your child's school or visit Hope Scholarship Program.
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