Bullying Scenario "Death Threats"
by Andres Arista
1. Calling the police
1.1. They could go to the school and talk to the staff directly and tell them how to handle it
1.1.1. Might contact the bully's parents
1.1.2. Scare the girl straight and she won't bully anyone again
1.2. Could make the problem bigger than it is
1.3. Might also get you in trouble along with the bully because you faught back
2. Confronting the person
2.1. You can talk it out
2.1.1. Start a new friendship
2.1.2. They might apologize
2.2. Might harass you more
2.3. Could swing on you
2.4. Start more rumors
3. Contacting the school
3.1. Help bring light to the situation
3.1.1. Could give you options of what to do
3.1.2. Watch out for any suspicious activity
3.2. Could cause more problems
3.3. Others might get unwantedly involved
3.4. Possibly will ignore you when you try informing them about the situation.
4. Options as a parent
4.1. Confront the school to find a solution
4.1.1. Go up to the parents to discuss the problem (calmly)
4.1.2. Talk to your kid to see if there is a simple way to end the dispute
4.2. Confronting the other girls and scare them off yourself
4.3. Going up to the girls home and discussing the problem with her parents (aggressively)
4.4. Make a threat back
5. Actions done by school counselor
5.1. Suspend the students
5.1.1. Contact the proper authorities
5.1.2. Involve all the kids parents who are involved with the death threats