This response plan focuses on intervening when students bully students. It is provided to help your school or school district develop a bully free response plan for dealing with students bullying students. You should work with others to modify the plan to match the culture of your school, existing policies and procedures, the administrative leadership styles, existing discipline plans and behavioral codes, as well as local, state, and federal laws. It is especially critical for adults to respond immediately and consistently to bullying. Because bullying is hurtful and persistent behavior that occurs over time and can have a devastating impact on students, immediate action must be taken. Students need the assistance of adults. Some bullying situations can be short term and can be stopped rather quickly by an adult who observes the bullying or receives a report. Other bullying situations are more persistent and harmful, requiring the assistance of more than one adult. Responding to some bullying situations may also require the use of more intense interventions and prevention strategies.
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