Scenario: An 11-year-old boy in the fifth grade has been physically and mentally bullied at his school by another male who is 2 years older than he is.

School Counselors:

1. Describe the previous interventions that should have occurred both in the counseling department and administration via discipline.
2. Discuss the strategies you would employ to encourage communication between teachers, counselors, administration, and parents/guardians.
3. Describe how you would help the victim create a safety plan. Focus on transportation on/off campus, schedules, locker location, and hard to supervise areas such as locker rooms, bathrooms, and safe grownups.
4. Explain the approach(es) you would take to convince the perpetrator to engage in healthier behaviors. Explain how this intervention would be separate from any specific disciplinary action.

Previous Intervention	Describe the previous interventions that should have occurred both in the counseling department and administration via discipline
Communication Strategies	Discuss the strategies you would employ to encourage communication between teachers, counselors, administration, and parents/guardians.
Helping Victim to Create a Safety Plan	Describe how you would help the victim create a safety plan. Focus on transportation on/off campus, schedules, locker location, and hard to supervise areas such as locker rooms, bathrooms, and safe grownups.
Healthier Behaviors for the Perpetrator	Explain the approach(es) you would take to convince the perpetrator to engage in healthier behaviors Explain how this intervention would be separate from any specific disciplinary action
Differences Between Rude, Mean, and Bullying Behavior	From your experience in the classroom, describe and analyze what you see as the differences between rude, mean, and bullying behavior