Bullying
The Portage Community School District strives to provide a safe, secure and respectful learning environment for all students in school buildings, on school grounds, in school buses and at school-sponsored activities. Bullying has a harmful social, physical, psychological and academic impact on bullies, victims and bystanders. The District consistently and vigorously addresses bullying so that there is no disruption to the learning environment and learning process.
The Portage Community School District utilizes a widely-accepted operational definition of bullying that was adopted from the PACER National Bullying Prevention Center.
The District defines bullying as the following:
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