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Soaring Above Bullying

What to do when your student tells you they are being bullied.

Document Incidents: If your child is experiencing bullying or harassment, help them document what happened (who, what, when, where, any witnesses).

Communicate with the School: Reach out to teachers, counselors, or school administrators if you believe your child is being bullied or harassed, or if they are engaging in such behavior.

  • Counselor: Mrs. Kedrowicz (kedrowicz@waterford.k12.wi.us)
  • Counselor: Mrs.Kobylinski (kobylinski@waterford.k12.wi.us)
  • Social Worker Mr. Papay (papay@waterford.k12.wi.us)
  • Psychologist: Mr.Langley (langley@waterford.k12.wi.us)
  • Principal: Mr. Dembosky (dembosky@waterford.k12.wi.us)

Model Respectful Behavior: Children learn by example. Demonstrate respectful communication and conflict resolution in your own interactions.

Please do not use social media to discuss your children's personal bullying experience before alerting the school.

What Woodfield Does when a bullying incident is reported.

When a bullying incident is reported, it is brought to Principal Mr.Dembosky. 

  • Once an incident is brought to the administration, an investigation starts. This includes interviews with those involved, a review of the incident at hand, and discussing the situation with other staff as needed. 
  • PLEASE NOTE: We understand it can be frustrating when you don't hear about the outcome of a bullying report. You might even feel like the school isn't taking the issue seriously or doing anything about it. However, due to student privacy laws, we are unable to share information about specific disciplinary actions taken against other students. Please know that we respect the privacy of all students and families, and we assure you that all reports are investigated thoroughly and addressed appropriately, even if we cannot disclose the details.

We know concerns can sometimes come up outside of school time or off campus. In those cases, we encourage families to reach out directly to the other child’s trusted adult when possible. If the situation involves safety or serious concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact local law enforcement or refer to Speak Up, Speak Out.

Bullying

Definition: Bullying: When someone keeps being mean to someone else on purpose and the person being bullied hasn’t been able to make it stop.

What it entails:

  • Intentional Harm: The bully intends to cause harm, distress, or fear.
  • Repetition: Bullying is not a one-time incident. It happens over and over again.
  • Power Imbalance: The bully has more power (physical strength, social status, etc.) than the person being bullied, making it hard for the victim to stop the behavior.
  • Unprovoked: The negative acts are not intentionally provoked by the victim.
  • Forms of Bullying:
    • Physical Bullying: Hitting, kicking, pushing, tripping, stealing or damaging possessions.
    • Verbal Bullying: Name-calling, insults, threats, spreading rumors, hurtful teasing, put-downs.
    • Social/Emotional Bullying: Excluding someone on purpose, spreading rumors, manipulating friendships, humiliating someone publicly.
    • Cyberbullying: Using electronic communication (texts, social media, emails) to send mean messages, spread rumors, or share embarrassing photos/videos.

Example: A group of kids constantly making fun of a quieter student's clothes and excluding them from social activities, or a student repeatedly sending threatening messages to another online.