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  • StopBullying.gov

    Bullying can affect you in many ways. You may lose sleep or feel sick. You may want to skip school. You may even be thinking about suicide. If you are feeling hopeless or helpless or know someone that is, please call the LIFELINE at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). StopBullying.gov is a federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

  • Stomp Out Bullying

    STOMP Out Bullying™ is the leading national anti-bullying and cyberbullying organization for kids and teens in the U.S. A pioneer on the issue, STOMP Out Bullying is the most influential anti-bullying and cyberbullying organization in the country and beyond.

  • National Bullying Prevention Center

    PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center actively leads social change, so that bullying is no longer considered an accepted childhood rite of passage. PACER provides innovative resources for students, parents, educators, and others, and recognizes bullying as a serious community issue that impacts education, physical and emotional health, and the safety and well-being of students.

What Is Bullying?

Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems. Bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional safety at school and can negatively impact their ability to learn.

In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:

  • An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power—such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.
  • Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.

Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.

What Can I Do?

If you feel uncomfortable with the comments or actions of someone… tell someone! It is better to let a trusted adult know, than to let the problem continue. Get familiar with what bullying is and what it is not. If you recognize any of the descriptions, you should stay calm, stay respectful, and tell an adult as soon as possible. Remember, bullying does not only happen at school. It can happen anywhere, including through texting, the internet and social media.

Hallsville ISD offers several options for reporting bullying:

  • Tell your parents, teachers, or other school staff: Your parents and HISD staff are there to help and are your first line of defense. Please do not hesitate to reach out to an adult if you or somone you know is being bullied.
  • Call the Stop Bullying Hotline at (903) 660-7878: Leave a message at (903) 660-7878 with a detailed description of what's going on if you or someone you know is being bullied, and we'll get on it ASAP. *
  • Use the Hallsville ISD "Report Bullying" form: The Hallsville ISD "Report Bullying" form is a web-based application you can use from your desktop or mobile device. Use this form and give as much information as you possibly can.
  • Email us at StopBullying@hisd.com: Email us at stopbullying@hisd.com with a detailed description of what's going on if you or someone you know is being bullied, and we'll look into it immediately. *

* Please note that due to the nature of some communication channels (SMS, Caller ID, email, etc.) your message will not be completely anonymous. Hallsville ISD will not use this data unless specifically told to do so by the reporter.