In order to help ensure that the Mission, Vision, Values, Goals, and Objectives of Greeneville Lacrosse Club are achievable, GLC has adopted the following Anti-Bullying Policy that prohibits acts of harassment, bullying, cyber-bullying, intimidation, or any other victimization of players, based on any actual or perceived traits or characteristics.
Types of Bullying
There are three types of bullying:
Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:
• Teasing
• Name-calling
• Inappropriate sexual comments
• Taunting
• Threatening to cause harm
Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or
relationships. Social bullying includes:
• Leaving someone out on purpose
• Telling other children not to be friends with someone
• Spreading rumors about someone
• Embarrassing someone in public
Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:
• Hitting/kicking/pinching
• Spitting
• Tripping/pushing
• Taking or breaking someone’s things
• Making mean or rude hand gestures
When looking at the totality of the circumstances, harassment, bullying, cyber-bullying, or any
other disruptive or violent behavior includes conduct such as gestures, written, verbal, graphic,
or written acts, including electronically transmitted acts, toward a person which is based on any
actual or perceived trait or characteristic of the person and creates an environment
that meets one or more of the following conditions:
• Places the person in reasonable fear or harm to their person or property;
• Has substantially detrimental effect on the person’s physical or mental health;
• Has the effect of substantially interfering with the person’s academic performance; or
• Has the effect of substantially interfering with the person’s ability to participate in or
benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by Greeneville Lacrosse Club.
All other members of the GLC community, including coaches, players, parents, volunteers, and visitors, are encouraged to report any act that may be a violation of this policy. Reports may be made anonymously; however, such complaints may affect GLC’s ability to issue formal disciplinary action.
Consequences and appropriate remedial actions for anyone who commits one or more acts of harassment, bullying, or other acts of violent behavior may range from positive behavioral interventions up to and including suspension or expulsion, as set forth in the Greeneville Lacrosse Club’s approved code of conducts.
GLC PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION RESPONSE
The GLC Board shall consider the nature and circumstances of the incident, the age and maturity of the student, the degree of harm, previous incidences or patterns of behavior, or any other factors, as appropriate to properly respond to each situation. Consequences for a student who commits an act of harassment, bullying, or other act of violent behavior shall be unique to the individual incident and will vary in method and severity according to the nature of the behavior, the developmental age of the student, and the student’s history of problem behaviors and performance, and must be consistent with the Greeneville Lacrosse Club’s approved code of student conduct.
Remedial measures shall be designed to:
• Correct the problem behavior;
• Prevent other occurrences of the behavior; and
• Protect the complainant of the act.
Effective discipline should employ a club-wide approach to adopt a procedure of handling harassment or bullying offenses and the associated consequences. This procedure should reflect appropriate potential consequences in accordance with discipline policies. The Board of Directors shall be responsible for the development and enforcement of this requirement.
The Board of Directors prohibits reprisal or retaliation against any person who reports or assists in any
investigation of an act alleged in this policy. The consequences of appropriate remedial action for a person who engages in reprisal or retaliation shall be determined by the administrator after consideration of the nature, severity, and circumstances of the act.
Reprisal, Retaliation, and False Accusations
The Greeneville Lacrosse Club Board of Directors prohibits any person from falsely accusing another of having committed an act of harassment or bullying as means of reprisal or retaliation or of harassment or bullying. The consequences and appropriate remedial action for a person found to have falsely accused another as a means of reprisal or retaliation or harassment or bullying may range from positive behavioral interventions up to and including suspension and expulsion from Greeneville Lacrosse Club and all associated programs.