Del Mar High School

Where Second Chances Happen

A California Model Continuation High School
Student Survey Regarding Bullying
In order to make our school safe for everyone and to better understand your perspective of bullying at Del
Mar, we are asking that you fill out this short survey. Please do not put your name on this so that we can
keep your answers anonymous. If you have been bullied at another school but not at Del Mar, please
answer the question and include the last box that states Not at this school.
All questions relate to this year and last year only.
Bullying is defined by California Education Code as:
Any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or
by means of an electronic act, and including one or more acts committed by a pupil or groups of pupils as
defined in Section 48900.2 (Sexual harrassment0, 48900.3 (hate violence), or 48900.4 (harassments, threats,
intimidation), directed towards one or more pupils that has or can be reasonably predicted to have the effect
of one or more of the following:
a. Placing a reasonable pupil or pupil in fear of harm to that pupils or those pupils person or
property.
b. Causing a reasonable pupil to experience a substantially detrimental effect on his or her
physical or mental health.
c. Causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her academic
performance.
d. Causing a reasonably pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her ability to
participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.
Reasonable Pupil means a pupil, including, but not limited to, an exceptional needs pupil, who
exercises average care, skill and judgment in conduct for a person of his or her age, or for a person of his
or her age with his or her exceptional needs.
Survey Question Results. There were 42 students who responded. Nat all students answered all
questions. The numbers in red reflect the % of the response for each question, and the number in
parenthesis represent the nuber of actual responses per question.
1. During this school year or last, how often have you seen someone being bullied?
Never. 38% (16)
Sometimes (1 or 2 times a month) 31% (18)
Regularly (1 or 2 times per week) 7% (3)
Every day. 2% (1)
Not at this school. 19% ( 8)

2. During this school year, how often have you been bullied?
Never. 79% (33)
Sometimes (1 or 2 times a month) 2% (1)
Regularly (1 or 2 times per week) 2% (1)
Every day. 2% (1)
Not at this school 14% (6)
3. How were you bullied?
I havent been bullied. 74% (31)
I have been teased and called names. 5% (2)
I have been hit, kicked or pushed. 2% (1)
Others say they will hurt me. 0%
Others try to hurt me on the way to and from school. 0%
Others bully me by phone, text message or social media (Face Book etc.) 0%
Not at this school 21% (9)
4. How many kids have bullied you?
I havent been bullied. 71% (30)
One student bullies me. 2% (1)
Two or more bully me. 2% (1)
More than two bully me. 5% (2)
Not at this school 19% (8)
5. During the past year, how often did you miss school because you felt unsafe, uncomfortable or nervous at
school or on your way to and from school?
Never. 74% (31)
Sometimes (1 or 2 times a month). 5% (2)
Regularly (1 or 2 times a week). 0%
Every day. 2% (1)
Not at this school 19% (7)
6. If you saw bullying going on at school, what would you do?
I havent seen any bullying. 36% (15)
I would ignore it and not get involved. 7% (3)
I would just watch and not participate. 2% (1)
I would join in and participate. 0%
I would try to stop what was going on. 45% (19)
I would report it to an adult. 12% (5)

7. Do you feel that:

You are safe at school. 88% (36)
Sometimes worried that something may happen at school. 14% (6)
Often worried that something may happen at school. 2% (1)
Del Mar is not a safe school. 0%
8. When bullying happens at school, it is most likely to happen in:
A classroom. 24% (10)
At lunch. 29% (12)
During passing period. 31% (13)
Before or after school. 31% (13)
Outside of school, at home or with friends. 31% (13)
9. What do adults at Del Mar do when they see or hear bullying?
Nothing, they ignore it. 10% (4)
Address the bullying by changing the subject and focus back to lesson they are teaching. 12% (5)
Address the bullying by telling the offenders to stop. 36% (15)
Address the bullying by stopping it immediately and reporting it to a counselor or administration.
45% (29)
10. Has an adult at school talked to you or the school about bullying this year or last?
No. 33% (14)
Once, and what they said helped me a lot. 12% (5)
Once, but they really dont understand what is going on. 7% (3)
We talk regularly about bullying. 43% (18)
Not at this school 0%
11. What can adults at school do better to help stop bullying?
Supervise the school better. 29% (12)
Make rules against bullying and discipline bullies. 17% (7)
Talk about bullying prevention in class. 10% (4)
Help students work problems out. 24% (10)
Bullying is not a problem at Del Mar. 36% (15)
12. Have you talked to anyone about being bullied?
I have not been bullied. 64% (27)
No. 21% (9)

Yes, a teacher or adult at school. 2% (1)

Yes, a family member. 0%
Yes, a friend. 12% (4)
13. If you have talked to someone at school about being bullied, what happened?
I have not been bullied. 71% (30)
We just talked about it informally and I expected no follow-up. 2% (1)
We talked about it and I expected follow-up and no-one ever got back to me. 0%
We talked about it and they informed the counselor or administrator. 5% (2)
We talked about it and the bully and I discussed it with supervision of an adult. 0%
Not at this school. 12% (4)
14. If a counselor was informed what happened?
I have not been bullied. 55% (33)
I discussed it with the counselor and did not want to pursue it further. 2% (1)
I discussed it with the counselor and we met with the person who was bullying me. 0%
I discussed it with the counselor and it was referred to administration. 0%
Not at this school. 10% (4)
15. If administration was informed what happened?
I have not been bullied. 31% (31)
We talked about it and nothing else happened that I know of. 2% (1)
We talked about it and the administrator investigated it but never got back to me. 2% (1)
We talked about it and the administrator got back to me with results and followed up with me.
0%
Not at this school. 12% (5)
16. If you have been bullied, what type of incident happened?
I have not been bullied. 74% (31)
Physical violence. Hit, pushed, slapped, kicked, tripped, touched inappropriately. 2% (1)
Verbal violence. Yelled at, called names, slander against my reputation. 2% (1)
Texting. 0%
Internet. 0%
Telephone. 0%
Not at this school. 12% (5)
17. If you were bullied at Del Mar would you feel comfortable talking to: (check all that apply)
Friend. 38% (16)
Peer Helper. 17% (7)

Teacher. 26% (11)

Counselor. 45% (19)
Office staff. 17% (7)
Principal. 21% (9)
No one. 21% (9)