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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
1. Public apology by the bully, to the collected student body.
2. Not the school's business. Off property is off property.
3. Send letter to "victim":
"Dear Victim,
Upon review of the incident, it appears you and the alleged bully have been engaged in an ongoing battle of slurs. No punitive action will be taken at this time. If this continues on school property or during school events, you may both be subjected to [insert punishment here].
Caveat emptor,
The Administration
cc: Bully; Both sets of students' parents"
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So if it's on campus the school "makes" the student apologize. Or else what? Follow your statement to the logical conclusion.
And if it's off campus, the school does nothing. FWIW, you're not alone. When I raised a similar issue about a year ago, there were others here who said schools have no authority to address behavior off-campus even where there's a demonstrated school impact. None of those people have really thought through what to do in a world where a student posts "Some people at school deserve what they're going to get tomorrow" on Facebook and everyone skips school for the next day, week, or month.
