2 . |
Meet with parents to develop a family agreement to ensure the parent and the student understands |
school rules and expectations ; | |
3 . |
Explain the long-term negative consequences of harassment , intimidation , and bullying on all involved ; |
4 . |
Ensure understanding of consequences , if harassment , intimidation , and bullying behavior continues ; |
5 . |
Meet with school counselor , school social worker , or school psychologist to decipher mental health issues |
( e . g ., what is happening and why ?); | |
6 . |
Develop a learning plan that includes consequences and skill building ; |
7 . |
Consider wrap-around support services or after-school programs or services ; |
8 . |
Provide social skill training , such as impulse control , anger management , developing empathy , and problem |
solving ; | |
9 . |
Arrange for an apology , preferably written ; |
10 . |
Require a reflective essay to ensure the student understands the impact of his or her actions on others ; |
11 . |
Have the student research and teach a lesson to the class about bullying , empathy , or a similar topic ; |
12 . |
Arrange for restitution ( i . e ., compensation , reimbursement , amends , repayment ), particularly when |
personal items were damaged or stolen ; | |
13 . |
Explore age-appropriate restorative ( i . e ., healing , curative , recuperative ) practices ; and |
14 . |
Schedule a follow-up conference with the student . |
Personal – Target / Victim | |
1 . |
Meet with a trusted staff member to explore the student ’ s feelings about the incident ; |
2 . |
Develop a plan to ensure the student ’ s emotional and physical safety at school ; |
3 . |
Have the student meet with the school counselor or school social worker to ensure he or she does not |
feel responsible for the bullying behavior ; | |
4 . |
Ask students to log behaviors in the future ; |
5 . |
Help the student develop skills and strategies for resisting bullying ; and |
6 . |
Schedule a follow-up conference with the student . |
Parents , Family , and Community | |
1 . |
Develop a family agreement ; |
2 . |
Refer the family for family counseling ; and |
3 . |
Offer parent education workshops related to bullying and social-emotional learning . |
Examples of Remedial Measures – Environmental ( Classroom , School Building , or School District ) | |
1 . |
Analysis of existing data to identify bullying issues and concerns ; |
2 . |
Use of findings from school surveys ( e . g ., school climate surveys ); |
3 . |
Focus groups ; |
4 . |
Mailings – postal and email ; |
5 . |
Cable access television ; |
6 . |
School culture change ; |
7 . |
School climate improvement ; |
8 . |
Increased supervision in “ hot spots ” ( e . g . locker rooms , hallways , playgrounds , cafeterias , school |
perimeters , buses ); | |
9 . |
Adoption of evidence-based systemic bullying prevention practices and programs ; |
10 . |
Training for all certificated and non-certificated staff to teach effective prevention and intervention |
skills and strategies ; | |
11 . |
Professional development plans for involved staff ; |
12 . |
Participation of parents and other community members and organizations ( e . g ., Parent Teacher |
Associations , Parent Teacher Organizations ) in the educational program and in problem-solving bullying | |
issues ; | |
13 . |
Formation of professional learning communities to address bullying problems ; |
14 . |
Small or large group presentations for fully addressing the actions and the school ’ s response to the |
actions , in the context of the acceptable student and staff member behavior and the consequences of | |
such actions ; | |
15 . |
School policy and procedure revisions ; |
16 . |
Modifications of schedules ; |
17 . |
Adjustments in hallway traffic ; |
18 . |
Examination and adoption of educational practices for actively engaging students in the learning process |
and in bonding students to pro-social institutions and people ; | |
19 . |
Modifications in student routes or patterns traveling to and from school ; |
20 . |
Supervision of student victims before and after school , including school transportation ; |
21 . |
Targeted use of monitors ( e . g ., hallway , cafeteria , locker room , playground , school perimeter , bus ); |
22 . |
Targeted use of teacher aides ; |