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Originally Posted by rowech
Here's the way most bullying reports go...
1. Students tell teacher X is bullying Y.
2. Teacher passes on to main office.
3. Principal calls in X and Y. Y refuses to say they are being bullied and X refuses to admit to it.
4. Principal's hands are tied because teacher didn't hear it and going on student reports is not enough for a principal to issue a punishment.
5. Harassment continues forever or until a teacher finally hears/sees it.
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I can assure you that if Y does say crap is going on, principal still doesn't do anything. Probably dependent on the principal of course.
I guarantee if Y knocks X down though after being hit all day, that if Y is not a 'hardened thug beyond all help' they will be treated like crap. Then X will see they get off light and Y gets the book thrown at them, so X is even more eager to do it again... then X gets their head slammed into a wall.
All of that nonsense can be eliminated if the principal has a pair and stops X back when its all trivial talk and petty bullshit attacks. Non-enforcement leads to escalation... similar to the whole stock market hijinx.
That more students don't tell when bullying occurs is probably because they know from experience the staff doesn't do a thing, even if it is in plain sight.