FAQ: Peer Conflict & Bullying
What is the difference between bullying and normal peer conflict?
There are 3 main things that make bullying different from a normal peer conflict:
What programs does DLE have to promote anti-bullying?
Deltona Lakes Elementary is implementing the following bullying prevention programs (you can find more information about these below):
It is important that incidents of bullying be brought to the attention of school personnel and administration. Incidents of bullying can be reported in many ways. You can notify the classroom teacher, contact Mrs. Noga (discipline teacher on assignment) or Mrs Griffin (assistant principal) at (386) 575-4115, or the student can fill out a student input form at the front office or submit a report to the Bully Box in their classroom.
My child is having problems with another student at the school. What can I do?
The first step is to reassure your child that the situation will be dealt with in a discreet manner. Try to get as much specific information from your child as possible, such as...
There are 3 main things that make bullying different from a normal peer conflict:
- The person doing the bullying is doing it on purpose.
- The person doing the bullying is doing it more than once.
- There is an imbalance of power between the person doing the bullying and the person being bullied (may be bigger, more intimidating, more "influential" or "popular", may be a group that is "ganging up" on the other student, etc.)
What programs does DLE have to promote anti-bullying?
Deltona Lakes Elementary is implementing the following bullying prevention programs (you can find more information about these below):
It is important that incidents of bullying be brought to the attention of school personnel and administration. Incidents of bullying can be reported in many ways. You can notify the classroom teacher, contact Mrs. Noga (discipline teacher on assignment) or Mrs Griffin (assistant principal) at (386) 575-4115, or the student can fill out a student input form at the front office or submit a report to the Bully Box in their classroom.
My child is having problems with another student at the school. What can I do?
The first step is to reassure your child that the situation will be dealt with in a discreet manner. Try to get as much specific information from your child as possible, such as...
- Do they know the name of the other student and/or their teacher?
- What is the other student doing, specifically? Ask for examples.
- What does your child usually do in response?
- How many times a week/day does the incident(s) happen?
- About how long has it been going on?
- Where does it happen (classroom, lunchroom, recess, bus, etc.)?
- Have they told their teacher or anyone else?
- Has any other student happened to witness the incidents?