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If an employee is late for work most of the time, is it bullying to remind him that he is late? Is it ok to remind him each and every day he is late? What is the alternative?

Does this Policy apply to Board members? If so, Paul Daniels needs to read it. He publicly became angry at a staff member and threatened the staff member by requesting a closed session to discuss this persons employment status. A very unprofessional bullying tactict.

I don't think these policies will stop people from being bullies or harassers, but they will give management firmer ground for firing those employees with less fear of legal action. I do wonder how anti-bullying policies are any different from anti-harassment policies, which I would assume are already in place in the school system.

Bullying—which I think is the same as harassment—absolutely exists in the workplace. I just read a sad story in the Chronicle of Higher Education (link: http://chronicle.com/article/What-Killed-Kevin-Morrissey-/123902/) about the suicide of the Virginia Quarterly Review's managing editor, who was apparently subjected to bullying by his boss. Despite complaints to university administration by the ME and his coworkers, the university officials merely wrote it off as typical behavior of creative people, who are "frequently bad managers." Sad to say, but this response seems typical in these situations.

Brian:

I am not aware of any reports from the superintendant or staff indicating that there is a problem with bullying, etc. (Hopefully, if there was a problem that was not addressed by existing policy, staff would bring this to the attention of board members) This would not be the the first time that we have had a policy in search of a problem.

Best regards,

Paul Daniels

Fact: Bullying and harassment occurs daily in the teaching profession
Fact: Some Administrators publicly demean teachers in the presence of co-workers, students, parents, and other
administrators.
Fact; Some teachers have a hidden tape recorder and have definite proof of this harassment.
Fact: Some administrators have told teachers that if they ask for transfers from their school they will never get
another job in that county.
Fact: If you proceed downtown with your concerns or file a grievance you will be harassed.
Fact: Some administrators demoralize, break-down, criticize,and threaten teachers who ask any question
or disagree with any comment .
Fact: NCAE is useless when asked to help with the harassment cases.
Fact: Some administrators have spent a sum total of less than 3 years in a classroom and are so young and so
inexperienced that it is quite obvious they are hired as puppets that can be controlled by their bosses.