If your school life and wellbeing has been severely impacted by bullying, making a formal complaint might be the right pathway for you. Formal complaints go to Kaiāwhina and Deans. Here is a link to the form. The bullying and harassment procedures below will help you understand the process of how your complaint will be responded to.
What you could expect from your Dean
- Meetings during school time with all the people involved.
- Follow up meetings until people involved feel the issue is resolved.
- A phone call home telling your parents/guardians about the situation.
Bullying is deliberate – intentionally causing physical and / or psychological harm to another person.
Bullying involves a power imbalance – an actual (or perceived) unequal relationship between those being bullied and those who bully. For example due to physical size, age, gender, social status or digital capability and access.
Bullying is usually not a one-off – it is repeated over time, with the threat of further incidents leading to fear and anxiety. People may bully one person many times, or different people each time.
Bullying is harmful – there is short or long-term physical or psychological harm to the target (eg, as a result of coercion or intimidation).
