Bullying Prevention

Waukegan Public Schools has a universal bullying prevention curriculum taught to students from Pre-K through 12th grade. The curriculum is aligned with the targeted/intensive bullying prevention curriculum Bully Proofing Your Schools.

Stop Bullying website:

http://www.stopbullying.gov


Instructions on what to do if you come across bullying in our school district:

1. Contact your child's school.
~Speaking with your child's teacher and building administration is key to addressing the incident. 
2. Use our Tip Line to notify the district of any incidents. 
Tip Line
This Tip Line allows you to address bullying dangerous, and/or suspicious activity.
3. You can call 224-303-1166 to report bullying, dangerous, or suspicious activity. 
4. If you see something, say something.

 

Bullying, including cyber-bullying, is defined as any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or electronically, directed toward a student or students that has or reasonably can be predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following: 

1. Placing the student(s) in reasonable fear of harm to his/her person or property; 2. Causing a substantially detrimental effect on the student's or students’ physical or mental health; 3. Substantially interfering with the student's or students’ academic performance; or 4. Substantially interfering with the student's or students' ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by the District. Bullying includes conduct such as harassment, threats, intimidation, stalking, physical violence, sexual harassment, sexual violence, theft, public humiliation, destruction of property, or retaliation for asserting or alleging an act of bullying. The list is illustrative and not exhaustive

“Cyber-bullying” means bullying through the use of technology or any electronic communication, including without limitation any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic system, photoelectronic system, or photo-optical system, including without limitation electronic mail, Internet communications, instant messages, or facsimile communications. 

“Cyber-bullying” includes, but is not limited to 1. Spoofing. The creation of a webpage or weblog in which the creator assumes the identity of another person or the knowing impersonation of another person as the author of posted content or messages if the creation or impersonation creates any of the effects enumerated in the definition of bullying in this Section; 2. Distribution. The distribution by electronic means of a communication to more than one person or the posting of material on an electronic medium that may be accessed by one or more persons if the distribution or posting creates any of the effects enumerated in the definition of bullying in this Definitions section.

WPSD Schools

# of Cases Reported

 As bullying

# of Actual

Bullying Incidents

# of Students cited for Bullying

Location

of Bullying

Type of Bullying

Bystander

Witness

School Enrollment

Safety Observation

Fall

Semester 22









R. Lightfoot 

0

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

170

None Documented

Carmen

0

0

0

0

0

0

432

None Documented

Clark

0

0

0

0

0

0

239

None Documented

Clearview

0

0

0

0

0

0

424

None Documented

Cooke

0

0

0

0

0

0

326

None Documented

Glen Flora

7

0

7

Various

physical/ verbal

0

451

None Documented

Glenwood 

0

0

0

0

0

0

640

None Documented

Greenwood

0

0

0

0

0

0

286

None Documented

Hyde Park

0

0

0

0

0

0

285

None Documented

Little Fort

0

0

0

0

0

0

420

None Documented

Lyon

0

0

0

0

0

0

466

None Documented

McCall 

0

0

0

0

0

0

386

None Documented

North

6

0

9

Not given

Physical/ Other

3

466

None Documented

Oakdale

1

0

1

Not given

Appearance

0

404

None Documented

Washington

0

0

0

0

0

0

400

None Documented

Whittier

0

0

0

0

0

0

427

None Documented

ES Total 


0


0

Various


6,222











Abbott

0

0

0

0

0

0

630

None Documented

Benny

9

0

10

Various

Verbal/

unknown

1

527

None Documented

Juarez

0

0

0

0

0

0

669

None Documented

Lewis

10

0

15

Various

Verbal/

physical

0

766

None Documented

Smith


0

5

Various

Verbal

0

497

None Documented

MS Total

26

0

37

Various

Various

2

3,089











AOEC

0

0

0

0

0

0

109             

None Documented

WHS

6

0

8

Various

Appearance/ Mental Health

2

4,177

None Documented

AOEC & WHS

Total

5

0

8

Various

Various

2

4,286

   










District Total

62

0

83

Various

Various

9

13,597

 

WPSD Schools

# of Cases Reported

 As bullying

# of Actual

Bullying Incidents

# of Students cited for Bullying

Location

of Bullying

Type of Bullying

Bystander

Witness

School Enrollment

Safety Observation

Spring Semester 23









R. Lightfoot 

0

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

170

None Documented

Carmen

0

0

0

0

0

0

432

None Documented

Clark

0

0

0

0

0

0

239

None Documented

Clearview

9

3

N/A

Various

physical/ verbal

0

424

None Documented

Cooke

4

0

0

Various

physical/ verbal

0

326

None Documented

Glen Flora

0

0

0

0

0

0

451

None Documented

Glenwood 

2

0

0

0

0

0

640

None Documented

Greenwood

0

0

0

0

0

0

286

None Documented

Hyde Park

1

1

1

Various

0

0

285

None Documented

Little Fort

0

0

0

0

0

0

420

None Documented

Lyon

0

0

0

0

0

0

466

None Documented

McCall 

0

0

0

0

0

0

386

None Documented

North

0

0

0

0

0

0

466

None Documented

Oakdale

0

0

0

0

0

0

404

None Documented

Washington

2

2

2

Various

0

0

400

None Documented

Whittier

0

0

0

Various

Appearance/

Singling out

0

427

None Documented

ES Total 

18

6

unconfirmed

0

Various

0

6,222

Numbers reflect the student population in the fall of 2022









Abbott

2

2

Various

Various

Other

0

630

None Documented

Benny

7

2

Various

Various

Verbal/

unknown

N/A

527

None Documented

Juarez

12

5

Various

Various

Other

1

669

None Documented

Lewis

16

8

Various

Various

Verbal/

physical

0

766

None Documented

Smith

1

0

0

Unfounded

Verbal

0

497

None Documented

MS Total

38

17

Various due to multiple incidents and students

Various

Various

2

3,089

Numbers reflect the student population in the fall of 2022









AOEC

0

0

0

0

0

0

109             

None Documented

WHS

9

6

Multiple students

Various

Appearance/ Mental Health

2

4177

None Documented

AOEC & WHS

Total

9

6

Multiple students in investigations

Various

Various

2

4,286

Numbers reflect the student population in the fall of 2022









District Total

65

29

TBD

Various

Various

9

13,597




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