Bully Terms
DCPS Policy
Facts & Stats
Cyberbully
Text Lingo
100

Bullying through the use of technology. Examples include sending mean text messages, posting videos, stories, or photos that ridicule someone, and spreading rumors through social networking sites.

What is Cyberbullying?

100

390-Call is the phone number to this DCPS hotline.

What is the bullying hotline?

100

This gender is approximately twice as likely to be victims and/or perpetrators of cyberbullying.

Who are females?

100

What are the two most popular social media networks with teens? 

What are Snapchat and TikTok?

100

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What is Starbucks?

200

This is the most common type of bullying and the easiest to inflict on other children. Examples: persistent teasing, name calling, demeaning jokes, spreading rumors, gossiping, etc.

What is verbal bullying?

200

Calling the hotline, going to the school or downloading a form, emailing and texting are various ways that you can do this.

What is report bullying?

200

Bullying victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider this action.

What is suicide?

200

Intentional and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices.  

What is Cyberbullying?

200

TAW

What is teachers are watching?

300

This is the most obvious form of bullying and can consist of kicking, hitting, biting, hair pulling, and making threats.


What is a Physical Bullying?

300

This is violated when a DCPS student commits an act of bullying, cyberbullying or harassment.

What is the Student Code of Conduct?

300

Depression, low self-esteem, school failure and avoidance, loneliness, insecurity, use of alcohol and drugs, and violence or suicide.

What are the effects of bullying?

300

A policy that organizations  create  to  define  the  responsibilities  and  appropriate  behaviors of computer and network users

What is an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)?

300

FOAD

What is F*** off and die? 

400

This type of bullying involves using relationships to hurt someone. 

What is social bullying?

400

These incidents are the only times that the jurisdiction of DCPS is extended beyond what happens at school or on the school bus.

What are incidents of Cyberbullying?

400

Research shows that these youth are at a heightened risk for being the target of bullying.

Who are LGBT youth?

400

Threats to expose a sexual image in order to make a person do something or for other reasons, such as revenge or humiliation.

What is Sextortion?

400

IHML

What is I hate my life?

500

This is defined as systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more persons. 

What is bullying?

500

The person at the district office whose primary role is to address bullying in schools.

Who is Heather Watson?

500

What three elements must be present for something to be considered bullying? 

What are repetition, an intent to harm and an imbalance of power. 
500

Evidence of a person’s use of the Internet, typically focusing on dates and times of specific websites visited.

What is a digital footprint?

500

DIRL

What is die in real life?