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 2018 – December 2018 
The total number of incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying as reported by the elementary schools is twenty-five (25) incidents, the junior high schools ten (10) and the high schools reported thirty (30).

January 2019 – May 2019 
The total number of incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying as reported by the elementary schools is twenty (20) incidents, the junior high schools four (4) and the high schools reported twenty-seven (27).