Anonymous wrote:Schools must address the bullying form. Do it and then every time it happens again. Don't feel like it is a waste of time if it happens again. Just fill out another form. Principals do not like the paper trail of this form. It is tracked by admin and central office.

This is false. It remains at the school level.

I'm not worried about under-responding in this particular context. Staff are super conscientious, and good.

Does a form actually do anything more to make it stop? If the kid/friend group is not motivated? Could it just backfire if attention/sadism is a goal? Are there any real consequences especially if it's obvious in class, for example? ..... Also, there is a potential power dynamic I would just like to avoid as I don't think it would be good for anyone.

Anonymous wrote:Schools must address the bullying form. Do it and then every time it happens again. Don't feel like it is a waste of time if it happens again. Just fill out another form. Principals do not like the paper trail of this form. It is tracked by admin and central office.

Dr. Moran announced to the BOE that this form, along with other behavioral documentation methods are fraudulently under responded to and under reported by school administrators.

Schools must address the bullying form. Do it and then every time it happens again. Don't feel like it is a waste of time if it happens again. Just fill out another form. Principals do not like the paper trail of this form. It is tracked by admin and central office.

Anonymous wrote:Use the form in conjunction with an email to the counselor and your grade level assistant principal. Ask for a meeting to discuss the issue. A completed form put them on notice that you are serious and will escalate if needed. It helps avoid the issue being brushed aside. It doesn’t trigger action all by itself.

This.
Our child was in a situation last year and we started by calling a meeting. The AP filled out the form for us during the meeting.

Use the form in conjunction with an email to the counselor and your grade level assistant principal. Ask for a meeting to discuss the issue. A completed form put them on notice that you are serious and will escalate if needed. It helps avoid the issue being brushed aside. It doesn’t trigger action all by itself.

It is only useful in that it is a form of documentation, but don’t expect it to actually force MCPS to do something meaningful about the bullying behavior.

The form is a waste of time

Has anyone had an actual good outcome with this? My spouse is ready to file one. I'm reluctant. My kid says she wishes the person in question "could use her lying skills for good and not bad...."