Bullying/Harassment strikes at the very basis of such values as a boy's worth, dignity and vocation. Students have a right to receive their education free from humiliation and abuse. Bullying/Harassment affects everyone; not just the bullies and victims. It can damage the atmosphere of a class and to a certain extent, the College. Bullying, basically, is the misuse of power, position and privilege. It is done to intimidate and control. Bullying/Harassment, may be physical, verbal, racial, sexual, extortion or exclusion. Bullying includes all forms of Cyberbullying through the use of computers and mobile devices.

• To counter views that bullying is an inevitable part of school life.
• To provide a safe and secure environment for our pupils.
• To create a supportive climate and break down the code of secrecy.
• To provide suitable counselling services for the bully and victim.
• To provide an environment which engenders good behavioural patterns.

• Students should report all incidents of bullying/harassment to their Teacher/Level Co-ordinator/Deputy Principal /or Student Representative who will be appointed at the start of the new school year.
• All reports of bullying and harassment will be taken seriously.
• All parties involved will be required to discuss the incident with the Level Co-ordinator/Deputy Principal.
• If further bullying/harassment occurs (by the same boy), his parents will be required to attend interviews to discuss a future course of action.
• Anyone who is present when bullying and harassment occurs has an obligation to try and prevent it.

• Watch for signs of distress ie. unwillingness to attend school, a pattern of headaches or stomach aches, requests for extra pocket money.
• Take an active interest in your child's social life.
• Contact your son's Class Teacher / Level Co-ordinator.
• Advise your son to report to the Level Co-ordinator.
• Do not encourage your son to retaliate physically or verbally.
• Parents will be requested to attend an interview should any continuation of the offence occur.
• Parents will be given strategies to help their sons.
• Parents give permission to the school to investigate students for any suspected inappropriate use of mobile phones and other technologies and parents give permission to take disciplinary action as sanctioned by the Principal.
• This permission is given regardless of the time or place that the bullying has occurred.
• This permission includes the right for school staff to look through the mobile phone and apply penalties for any inappropriate material found stored on the phone.
• Looking through a student’s mobile phone will only occur in the presence of the student and a Year Level Coordinator or Deputy Principal.
• [It should be noted that it is a criminal offence to use a mobile phone to menace, harass or offend another person. As such, if action as sanctioned by the Principal or student council is deemed ineffective, as with all such incidents, the school may consider it appropriate to involve the police.
• For more detailed information regarding computer and mobile phone use, please refer to the relevant school policies.
• In addition to the above, efforts will be made by the staff to effectively educate students.

• The Rule will be implemented from the beginning of the 2007 school year.
• It is part of a new initiative to reduce unwelcome or overly rough physical contact or play among students.
• The Hands Off Rule is a school rule that prohibits unwelcome, or overly rough physical contact or play between students. The simple words “Hands Off” or the gesture of raising both hands, palms outwards, are a signal from one boy to another that he does not want this contact, that boundaries are being crossed and to back off.
• If the Hands Off Rule is breached the consequence will be to complete a “Penalty Write Out” during the next lunchtime detention. The penalty is designed to be a deterrent as well as awareness raising and educational.