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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t know anything about that situation but I think they have a good case.

Our pk-12 private school also does very little for bullying, or about hyper & impulsive kids hurting others, or badmouthing.
 
Recipients of the bad behavior quickly learn that saying Stop does nothing, reporting to a teacher is met with gaslighting (“no, everyone’s a good kid”), and going to the principals office to straighten it out results in a lying He said /She said debacle plus retaliation.

These schools need to have [b]zero tolerance of nasty behavior, especially when there’s a pattern of it[/b].  How many separate complaints do they need?!?

I cannot tell you how many times the last 6 mos I’ve run into other parents whose kids are suffering and need to change friends or plot down names they don’t want in next years homeroom.  
Then I ask my kid what’s up or what happened and they confirm the 3-4 nightmare examples of bullying they have witnessed. When I say please tell a teacher they refuse. They say that makes everything worse.  Sadly, they may be right.  They are also in disbelief since they are in a school that touts its social justice, kindness, and inclusivity mantra.  And silence to parents.   
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This is a contradiction. If you have zero tolerance, you won't know if it's a pattern. I think what you seek is a bullying plan that acknowledges that bullying does happen, identifies and documents patterns (which tales patience--bullies operate in the margins), supports the target of the bullying, creates a culture of upstanders, has clear help pathways and holds bullies accountable for acknowledging, repairing and possible separation if they cannot make meaningful change and reparation.[/quote]

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