What to do when bullying goes too far?

Students and or victims need to be actively trained often on the importance of knowing how to inform or report incidences of traditional bullying and or cyberbullying immediately when bullying occurs. When bullying goes too far, administrators, school counselors, teachers, support staff, students, and or members of the community need to immediately address the situation and follow the proper protocol whenever they see or hear any form of unacceptable and or harmful behavior been displayed by an individual who chooses to engage and or actively participates in traditional bullying and or cyberbullying.    If someone comes forward to report an incident of traditional bullying and or cyberbullying, it is very crucial to guarantee confidentiality to the individual who reports the incident to someone they trust with this important information. 

It is also highly recommended that administrators, school counselors, teachers, and our support staff need to mandate which school officials approve searches and document procedures, along with the procedures under which the school must follow to protect all involved parties in the reported and or documented accusation of traditional bullying and or cyberbullying. Research states that schools are mandated to evaluate threats for any claims of traditional bullying and/or cyberbullying that increases worry and concerns about the probability of an individual harming themselves and/or harming someone else in any capacity.

If traditional bullying and or cyberbullying occurred on a school campus, administrators have the power to decide the consequence of the student’s actions based on what the school handbook states for students who engage and or actively participate in traditional bullying and or cyberbullying. Administrators must be knowledgeable about their legal responsibilities and limitations when providing disciplinary action against a student who engages and or actively participates in traditional bullying and/or cyberbullying. Bullying has gone too far; school officials should contact the parent if the following occurs; the list includes but is not limited to the following: physical aggression, brutality to individuals and or their property, any form of intimidation, stalking, profanity, repeated inappropriate phone calls, hostile text messages, hate crimes, sexual abuse, and or inappropriate photos taken without the consent of the individual.