The United Methodist Church
Ecumenical Christian College
High School Department
Tarlac City
SCHOOL REFORM ACT # 1135 (Anti-Bullying Reform Act of 2013, Replacing the Previous version of the Anti-Bullying Reform Act of 2012)
(THIS REFORM ACT IS CREATED IN THE CITY OF TARLAC, PROVINCE OF TARLAC AT JUNE 7, 2013-10:35 a.m.)
To whom it may concern:
This article focuses on the disciplinary action of the students against bullying; this article also is related to human rights and helps other people against human violence and to the victims of bullying we assure your rights shall not be compromised.
I. DEFINITIONS AND OTHER ARTICLES
Bullying- is the use of force or coercion to abuse or intimidate others. The behaviour can be habitual and involve an imbalance of social or physical power. It can include verbal harassment or threat, physical assault or coercion and may be directed repeatedly towards particular victims, perhaps on grounds of race, religion, gender, or ability. If bullying is done by a group, it is called mobbing. The victim of bullying is sometimes referred to as a "target".
Other types of bullying:
Cyber-bullying- is any bullying done through the use of technology. This form of bullying can easily go undetected because of lack of parental/authoritative supervision. Because bullies can pose as someone else, it is the most anonymous form of bullying. Cyber bullying includes, but is not limited to, abuse using email, instant messaging, text messaging, websites, social networking sites, etc.
Disability Bullying- It has been noted that disabled people are disproportionately affected by bullying and abuse, and such activity has been cited as a hate crime. The bullying is not limited to those who are visibly disabled such as wheelchair users or physically deformed such as those with a cleft lip but also those with learning disabilities such as autism and dyspraxia in the latter case, this is linked to a poor