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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PP who suggested that the girl blocks posts,  blocking posts would not stop the comments from being spread throughout the school. [b]Sherwood should be doing more to educate children[/b] as to what is considered cyber bullying and what are the consequences for participating in cyber bullying.  If the perpetrators are athletes,  they should be benched.  If the coaches know and don't bench athletes for bullying,  then the coaches should not be rehired the next season.[/quote]

When should that be done?  during "down time" in English classes?  at an assembly?

No one kids are graduating with no skills. When is there time to actually instruct?

You fail to mention parents and kids' home lives. . .   [/quote]

Education to prevent bullying can be done in a high school advisory period, in a guidance counseling session,  or the beginning practice of a school athletic team. Programs to prevent bullying should also begin in elementary school and continue through middle school and high school so there is a foundation of what is acceptable behavior.

https://www.stopbullying.gov/ - has suggestions for best practices to prevent bullying. "When adults respond quickly and consistently to bullying behavior they send a message that it is not acceptable." Adults include parents,  teachers,  coaches,  and school administrators.  Kids learn from consequences for their actions,  but they also learn from modeling and teaching good behavior at school and at home.

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It's BEEN done! Again & again & again

Kids don't care.

This is all BS. This starts at home! To again ask educators to reinforce common sense rules to many kids who lack empathy is a waste of time. Make the parents take classes. Inconvenience the hell out of them instead. [/quote]

Parents are not at school.  So if the bullying is occurring at school,  it's primarily last school problem. Most parents are willing to partner with MCPS so their child is protected if they are being bullied.  If their child is the offender, parents are willing to work with the school system so their child fixes a behavior pattern that will hurt them in life.   The school has to keep parents informed of problems.

Students also have been vocal that they do care about bullying via PTSA surveys and Montgomery County Council town hall meetings.  It's actually the top concern vocalized by students.

There are best practices for ending bullying in school.  MCPS has a responsibility to fix school climate issues.[/quote]

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