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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This will probably be ignored for reasons that you are not allowed to say out loud, unfortunately. [/quote]

Disagree, particularly because the bullying is racialized.

I had a similar situation in MCPS, in which my (biracial, white presenting) child was being bullied by a Black peer. The bullying was only partially racialized, but I reported the entire picture via the bullying form, using clear language. "On X occasion, [Bully] came to my child's locker and punched next to my child's head, calling her XXX, a racial slur for biracial individuals. On Y occasion, [Bully] repeated the slur, and stood in front of the door keeping my child from leaving lunch. This was witnessed by [Paraprofessional]."

I found the administration very responsive, actually. I know I was probably lucky, but the fact that the bully was absolutely from a harder situation than my own child in a lot of ways did not mean that my child's needs were ignored, contra DCUM received wisdom.

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OP here. What did the administration do in your case after you filled out these forms?

As stated by the other poster, I am afraid that the situation will become worse with the kid retaliating more if I fill the form and they call the kids parents.

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Bullies will try to intimidate others and try to control the narrative.  Bullies don't want you to report and know that many are scared to report, for this very reason.  That is what they want.  This is why you fill out the first form and then for each and every occurrence after.  If you just fill out the first form and the bullying worsens and then you don't continue to report, the bully has won.  That is what they want.  You need to continue to fill out the form.  Those forms are tracked and admin have to report to their higher ups and they don't want to have high numbers.  They have to address that form each and every time it is filled out.  [/quote]

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