Personal Counseling > Bullying/Harrassment

Bullying is harassment  that sometimes is manifested  in the form of discrimination, or hazing.  Bullying can include in-person behavior and cyber activity.   The term bullying is often used for Pre-school and K-12 school age children while harassment is more often used for college students and adults.  To build the connection between these terms, this website directs viewers to policies and programs established to combat harassment regardless of its name.  Bullying toward any member of the WSC community (student or employee) is not acceptable.  

Students:  Any student who engages in bullying behavior toward another member of the WSC community is subject to the anti-harassment regulations in the Student Handbook.  Click on the Student Center link and roll your curser over the Current Students heading to find the Handbook . It is also available on the WSC Records and Registration website. 

Employees: An employee who engages in bullying behavior toward another member of the WSC community is subject to the anti-harassment regulations in Board Policy 5007.

Harassment is also addressed in the Policy on Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct.  Guidelines for Students and Employees can be found on the SAVE Program website - This website also includes information about stalking.

Help is available: 

Students may contact the Dean of Students Office at 402-375-7213, Campus Security at 402-375-7216, Counseling Center at 402-375-7321, Student Health at 402-375-7470 or Residence Life at 402-375-7318.

Employees can work with the Human Resources Office at 402-375-7403, their respective Department Leaders or Vice Presidents , Campus Security or the Counseling Center for a confidential referral to appropriate assistance.

The links below provide a sampling of materials and locations for information about bullying.  Several of the links relate to children and adolescents.

• www.facebook.com/StopBullying.Gov
• www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/anti-bullying-video-the-p_n_1097081.html
• news.yahoo.com/college-students-still-vulnerable-bullying-162607957.html
• www.simpletruths.com/movie_landings/peac.php
• www.wsc.edu/records_registration/
• www.nscs.edu/
• www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pub/understanding_bullying.html
• www.makebeatsnotbeatdowns.org/movement_new.html
• www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=best-defenses-cyber-bullies
• kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html
• pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/bullies/
• www.scholastic.com/resources/article/bullying
• HEC Prevention Update: Bullying and Cyberbullying at Colleges and Universities
• stopbullying.gov

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Ron Vick, MA, LPC
Counselor / Academic Advisor
Int'l Student Advisor