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Old 04-05-2010, 01:33 PM   #39
JonInMiddleGA
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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27 View Post
The schools I've seen it implemented at, have posters everywhere, assemblies, and teachers reinforcing the idea that bullying is wrong and will not be tolerated from Kindergarden on up. It's talked about a few times a year, the posters are always there as a reminder ...

All of this part sounds familiar so far

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and most importantly if bullying is observed by the teachers, definitive action is taken.

Okay, I'm starting to see the difference in what you describe vs what I've seen in practice.

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Of course, that relies on everyone to do their job properly which is an issue in any system.

Apparently so, and I've yet to see (in three schools) that last step you mention acted on with any consistency.
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