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Report Incidents

Speak Up

GUSD needs your help to keep our students, staff, schools, and community safe. If you see or hear something that could be a bullying issue, it's important that you speak up and tell someone. Often, bullying issues can be resolved by talking with teachers or the principal. 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.

Online Incident Report

Direct Acts of Bullying May Include: 

  • Hitting, tripping, shoving, pinching and excessive tickling
  • Verbal threat(s), name calling, racial slurs and insults
  • Taunting, teasing, spreading rumors or intimidation 

Indirect Acts May Be More Difficult to Detect, and May Include: 

  • Rejecting, excluding, or isolating target(s)
  • Humiliating target(s) in front of friends
  • Manipulating friends or relationships
  • Sending hurtful emails or writing notes
  • Developing a website for taunting, ranking, or degrading a target and inviting others to join in posting humiliating notes or messages.

Safety and Next Steps

Any information submitted using the online bullying reporting form will go directly to the school site administrator who will investigate and use discretion to keep as much information confidential as possible to ensure the issue is addressed. Reminder, GUSD cannot give personal information about other students, including disciplinary actions taken. 

Bullying Prevention Training & Resources

SB 939 – Bullying Prevention & Neurodiversity Supports

Our district is committed to maintaining safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environments for all students. In alignment with Senate Bill 939 (SB 939), we provide access to statewide and community resources that support students who experience bullying, harassment, intimidation, or discrimination, including students who are neurodivergent or perceived as neurodivergent.

The California Department of Education (CDE) maintains bullying prevention training and resources for families, students, and school staff, including information on supporting pupils who are bullied based on disability, neurodiversity, or perceived neurodiversity:

In addition, SB 939 highlights resources developed through the UC/CSU Neurodiversity & Learning Collaborative, which provides research-based guidance, tools, and professional learning related to neurodiversity and inclusive educational practices:

Families and students who have concerns about bullying or harassment are encouraged to review these resources and contact their school site or the district for support.

Our district is committed to providing safe, inclusive learning environments for all students, including students who are neurodivergent or perceived as neurodivergent. The following resources support students and families experiencing bullying, harassment, intimidation, or discrimination.

California Department of Education Bully Prevention Training & Resources

IMPORTANT: If you think this is a life threatening emergency, call 9-1-1.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 

This hotline serves Shasta County residents 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. If you're experiencing depression, hopelessness, loneliness, desperation, or considering suicide PLEASE CALL. They also take calls from third parties who are concerned about a friend or loved one who is suicidal. They are available to listen and understand, and to offer information and resources as needed. The number is 1-800-273-8255. The local Shasta County number is (530) 244-2222 and takes calls from 8:00am-8:00pm.