I have been cussed, threatened at work. I went to the principal, assistant principal. But nothing was ever don

V.T.V.RAM

You can prosecute the official who threatened you at work, and against all concerned for coercion, intimidation and criminal conspiracy !
Please consult a lawyer immediately !

Terra T

Did you "lose your job" or "quit your job"? If you got fired you can check with an attorney and see if you have grounds for a wrongful termination suit, or at least a harassment suit.

Lucy

Ever hear of Anucha Brown? Her story might interest you.

Mattman

Protest about it. Go up to the chain of command.

AM-NM centaur

Different laws apply to different states. In California you have lots of protections but can also be dismissed for certain violations. Sorry for the long post.

See the California Education Code:

Employees exhibiting unprofessional conduct are in violation of the California Education Code.

66017. The respective governing boards of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California shall adopt appropriate procedures and designate appropriate persons to take disciplinary action against any student, member of the faculty, member of the support staff, or member of the administration of the community college, state college, or state university who, after a prompt hearing by a campus body, has been found to have willfully disrupted the orderly operation of the campus. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit, where an immediate suspension is required in order to protect lives or property and to ensure the maintenance of order, interim suspension pending a hearing; provided that a reasonable opportunity be afforded the suspended person for a hearing within 10 days. The disciplinary action may include, but need not be limited to, suspension, dismissal, or expulsion.

89535 . Any permanent or probationary employee may be dismissed, demoted, or suspended for the following causes: (a) Immoral conduct. (b) Unprofessional conduct. (c) Dishonesty. (d) Incompetency. (e) Addiction to the use of controlled substances. (f) Failure or refusal to perform the normal and reasonable duties of the position. (g) Conviction of a felony or conviction of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. (h) Fraud in securing appointment. (i) Drunkenness on duty.

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Bullying Compromises Targets' Health and Safety
It's a Public Health Hazard

The reason for the movement itself is because of bullying's impact on human workers!

WBI research illustrates that individuals are targeted primarily because they pose a perceived threat to the bully. Characteristics of the typical Target (WBI 2000 study):
(1) independent, refuses to act subserviently,
(2) is more technically skilled than the bully,
(3) is better liked, has emotional inteligence and social skills, and
(4) has the honesty and ethics of a whistleblower.

Targets are non-confrontive. They do not respond to aggression with aggression. (They are thus morally superior.) But the price paid for apparent submissiveness is that the bully can act with impunity (as long as the employer also does nothing).

According to the 2007 WBI-Zogby Survey, 45% of targeted individuals suffer stress-related health problems. And additional findings regarding targets' health can be found in WBI research and the PTSD-related research by others posted at this site.

Stress-Related Physical Health Complications
- Cardiovascular problems: hypertension to strokes, heart attacks
- Adverse Neurological changes: neurotransmitter disruption, hippocampus shrinkage
- Immunilogical impairment: more frequent infections of greater severity
- Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Psychological-Emotional Injuries
- Debilitating Anxiety, Panic Attacks (>80%)
- Clinical Depression: new to person or exacerbated condition previously controlled (39%)
- Post-traumatic Stress (PTSD) from deliberate human-inflicted abuse (30% of targeted women; 21% of men)
Economic Devastation
- Lost ability to be left alone to do the once-"loved job"
- Forced to transfer from loved job, often a punitive transfer (13%)
- Constructively discharged without reasonable cause (24%)
- Target quits to reverse decline in health and sanity (40%)

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