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[quote=Anonymous]For serious harm, call police and file a report. 
Do not rely on MCPS to provide just consequences.

School systems (not just MCPS) are by nature secretive and this ends up protecting perpetrators, not victims. In 2018 there was a group rape in the locker room of Seneca Valley HS and the Principal tried to sweep it under the rug, interviewed the kids involved before the police investigation (which is against policy) and tampered with the evidence (also prohibited). Such incidents happen more often than you think. You just don't hear about them.

If this is for more run-of-the-mill bullying, you file a bullying form at school. If the offender is a repeat offender in that vein, you can call police to put pressure on the family to accept a transfer or placement into a specialized program (if special needs are involved, as they often are - no offense intended, my oldest has special needs and is non-violent). Often violent kids have neglectful families who resist talking to, or are not present to talk to administrators when they suggest actions plans or placement options. The last resort is expulsion, which is rarely used, because public schools have a duty of care to all resident minors.
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