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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I talk with my seven year old son about "vulnerable" people. Very young children, people who can't effectively stand up for themselves... We talk about how it is our responsibility to protect people where we can, and to treat every person with dignity and kindness.

We also give specific strategies and scenarios not only to protect ourselves from bullying, but also how to protect others. I was bullied in school, and my brother with special needs was bullied so badly that it deeply affected his self esteem. I remember watching a friend being bullied and just standing there because I had no strategies and little courage to help. It's a shame that follows me to this day.

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Such strategies should be incorporated into the curriculum to mold good citizens for our society.

Often, school staff including the Administration does not record complaints of bullying and has a Don't Ask/Don't Tell approach to bullying.  [b]In MCPS - it takes filling out a formal "Bullying and Harassment Complaint Form" before staff get involved and actually investigate what is going on. [/b] Do they tell kids that this is how to resolve issues?  No.  Do they even tell parents?  No.

This ostrich with its head in the sand approach by schools only causes incidences to escalate and extreme cumulative harm is done to the victim, the bystanders, and also the bully.  There can be no true justice for the victim because what done has been done and the girls involved in the case will pay a life long price for their actions.  Loose-loose all around. [/quote]

This is a worse case scenario. I teach in a middle school in which staff are likely to be the ones alerting parents to bullying, not the other way around. Our admin is not going to tolerate a staff member who tolerates bullying. We do have an anonymous reporting system to allow students to clue staff in about things (including cyber-bullying) that we might miss. [/quote]

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