Sylvania Schools
Bullying Incident Report

Sylvania Schools has actively integrated the requirements of House Bill  276 regarding harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB) into the school environment. Each school has put into practice these policies and procedures along with an educational component to teach and help all students learn about this complex issue. Sylvania Schools will  continue to address all aspects of harassment, intimidation and bullying in a forthright manner for the benefit of all students. Definition of Bullying: Harassment, intimidation, or bullying (HIB) means any intentional written, verbal, graphic, or physical act that a student or
group of students exhibit toward another particular student more than once, which behavior both causes mental or physical harm to the other student, and is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment for the other student.

The following is a summary of reported incidents for the district:

August​ ​2017 ​–​ ​December​ ​2017  
The total number of incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying as reported by the elementary schools is eighteen (18) incidents, the junior high schools seven (7) and the high schools reported thirty-six (36).

January 2017 – May 2017
The total number of incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying as reported by the elementary schools is three (3) incidents, the junior high schools twenty-four (24) and the high schools reported twenty-six (26).

August 2016 – December 2016
The total number of incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying as reported by the elementary schools is five (5) incidents, the junior high schools sixteen (16) and the high schools reported eighteen (18).