Anonymous wrote:I have filed the form. The school does not do anything beyond calling the bully's parent! I am so frustrated.

No, there needs to be an investigation, and there need to be conferences. If the principal hasn't done these things, then I suggest you contact the community superintendent to say that the principal is not following MCPS policy.

I have filed the form. The school does not do anything beyond calling the bully's parent! I am so frustrated.

You have to use the word BULLY for it to be taken seriously. I was told that by the counselor.

Once you submit the bullying form, there are certain things that the principal must do:

4. Procedures for the Prompt Investigation of Acts of Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation.

a) The principal or designee shall promptly investigate all reports of bullying, harassment, or intimidation and implement remedial measures and consequences as appropriate.

b) School administrators shall promptly notify parents of students involved in a bullying incident.

c) After the investigation has concluded, staff members
will conduct individual and private conferences with both the student who was bullied and the student who bullied to determine if the bullying, harassment, or intimidation has continued.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/jhf.pdf

If I were you, I would start by sending an e-mail to the principal to ask about the status of these actions. Refer specifically to MCPS Policy JHF in your e-mail.

Anonymous wrote:The community superintendent.

+1

Document, document, document.

The community superintendent.

So the principal is aware of the situation?

are you sure that its not being addressed? sometimes things are being done but you don't know the details - it protects the parties involved.

If you had experince where your kid was bullied in MCPS and the school was not doing anything what did you do after submitting the bullying form? Where do you go after you talked to the principal?