On a recent Friday morning, L-S students in all grades gathered for an assembly featuring a staged reading of the play Good Kids , inspired by the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case and a panel discussion about toxic gender roles and the importance of intervening to help prevent abusive incidents. For all of its great work, L-S has not been without controversy, including an incident last year in which a former student claimed she was sexually assaulted in by two other students and that the school failed to investigate the event or punish her assailants.
Ten years ago, at the time of the Prince case, South Hadley High School had a no-tolerance policy, with disciplinary consequences that included expulsion. But it was up to the principal to determine what constituted bullying, and whether and how to punish students for it. And despite the legal protections now in place, one problem is that the system is pretty much still the same today. One aspect of bullying that is changing: what kids bully each other about.
Before , Englander says, the majority of students bullied others for social reasons, which included things such as conflict over a boy or a girl or low social status. Meanwhile, schools are cautious about being too quick to label kids as bullies, understanding that all students need to be supported, especially as they learn to navigate the social media landscape and the often complex dynamics of being a teen.
This might help explain why a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that, despite official numbers, as many as 14, kids in Massachusetts claimed they were bullied in the to school year. Sascha says she never received an apology. She was told to avoid the boy, though he remains in three of her classes, including two in which he is assigned a seat near hers.
We have to have justification on our end. We certainly have done it and we can. We strongly believe in helping our students learn from each situation—including mistakes they make—all while maintaining a safe learning environment for each one of our students.
The circumstances under which an incident is reported to the DESE, meanwhile, are both clear and frustratingly vague. In some cases, bullying has not occurred, but the behavior still violates our student handbook, and we put in place appropriate disciplinary action and interventions. They were looking out for themselves. Search for: Search.
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