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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, our DS was full on assaulted, caught on cameras, ran to the bus and not a single adult intervened because it was Friday dismissal and everyone was packing their bags to jet out of the building. Unfortunately, we had to contact the police to document the assault and they encouraged us to file for a Peace Order. Victim and assailant have to appear in court and the judge decides the issue. The judge was as kind as could be to our DS, and gave a stern speech to the other families. With this, and only this, we were able to separate our DS from the aggressors for 1 year. Fill out a bullying with each incidence and reach out to the MCPS security office to ask for guidance. Just create a lot of noise and plenty of paper trails. Don't wait for the school to lead the process. [/quote]

I didn't think they would result assault between kids to MCPD. That's highly unusual given that they're minors and juveniles.

What did the 1-year separation look like for you all? How did the school implement it?[/quote]

I work in another district and had been advised to contact local PD. Very gentle process, officer came to the house to ask our child questions. It was the equivalent of having a cop document a minor car accident. We then went to juvenile services to initiate the peace order. They investigate with sensitivity to the fact that they are kids, as you mentioned. I think there might have been a back story on these 2 assailants, perhaps that we weren't privy to (FERPA). We did, btw, call a school meeting in the midst of this because we felt they were trying to go down the restorative justice path - we refused consent. I printing out a large peer-reviewed study of the impact of bullying/assault on victims and had called in the SRO assigned to our school at the time as well as cluster security head to the meeting. I needed to get their attention, not knowing if we'd get the Peace Order granted.

Then we got a court date and the judge reviewed the details for the Peace Order, and she didn't hesitate, even when the other kids' parents tried to lie that our child instigated it. The video clearly captured that is was a targeted and one-sided assault, but FYI no one will let parents see the CCTV (again, FERPA). Judge made it clear to the other children that should they even look at our DS in an intimidating manner or say/do anything, including on social media that she would initiate juvenile services discipline. School then changed the other 2 kids' schedule so that they never had classes together and were legally bound to uphold the court order. It was a total headache for them, but school did a great job of upholding it.
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Good for you, PP!  Glad you were able to advocate so strongly for your child and handle things.  Definitely a huge hassle, but it sounds like you took the right approach.  [/quote]

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