6. DEALING WITH PERPETRATORS INCIDENTS INVOLVING PUPILS 6.1. Schools may feel it appropriate to develop a checklist as part of their policy to ensure internal consistency in the use of sanctions in relation to incidents involving pupils. It is recognised that staff members will use their professional judgement in dealing with specific incidents, but individual practice should be based on school policy. 6.2. Responses may include sanctions, withdrawal of privileges, counselling and the involvement of other professionals, e.g. police, Community Safety Partnership leads, Community Cohesion workers or Education and Skills Advisers. A list of sources of support and advice, both general and specific, is provided in Section 12. Guidance on conducting a structured conversation with pupils and/or parents is available in Appendix 2. The following table provides some ideas for appropriate actions that could be taken in 6.3. response to different types of incidents. Type of incidents Suggested actions Possible Hate Crime? (a) Report to the class/subject teacher, Head of Year Yes • Physical assault or Headteacher as appropriate Record on the Prejudiced Based Incident • Reporting Form Provide a full report to the named • person/Headteacher Inform parents/carers • Take necessary action to prevent recurrence • (b) Never ignore any derogatory name calling, insults Yes • Derogatory name and prejudiced forms of verbal abuse in school or calling online Explain fully to the perpetrator that verbal • prejudice abuse will not be accepted Refer offenders to the named person/Headteacher • as appropriate Record on the Prejudiced Based Incident • Reporting Form Inform parents/carers • Request agencies to intervene to provide • training/strategies depending on the nature of the incident (see section 12) (c) Report all prejudiced and offensive graffiti in the Yes • Hate graffiti school to the named person/Headteacher Take action to remove graffiti immediately • Check regularly and take steps to remove and • discourage the re-appearance of graffiti
6. DEALING WITH PERPETRATORS INCIDENTS INVOLVING PUPILS 6.1. Schools may feel it appropriate to develop a checklist as part of their policy to ensure internal consistency in the use of sanctions in relation to incidents involving pupils. It is recognised that staff members will use their professional judgement in dealing with specific incidents, but individual practice should be based on school policy. 6.2. Responses may include sanctions, withdrawal of privileges, counselling and the involvement of other professionals, e.g. police, Community Safety Partnership leads, Community Cohesion workers or Education and Skills Advisers. A list of sources of support and advice, both general and specific, is provided in Section 12. Guidance on conducting a structured conversation with pupils and/or parents is available in Appendix 2. 6.3. The following table provides some ideas for appropriate actions that could be taken in response to different types of incidents. Type of incidents Suggested actions Possible Hate Crime? (a) Physical assault • Report to the class/subject teacher, Head of Year or Headteacher as appropriate • Record on the Prejudiced Based Incident Reporting Form • Provide a full report to the named person/Headteacher • Inform parents/carers • Take necessary action to prevent recurrence Yes (b) Derogatory name calling • Never ignore any derogatory name calling, insults and prejudiced forms of verbal abuse in school or online • Explain fully to the perpetrator that verbal prejudice abuse will not be accepted • Refer offenders to the named person/Headteacher as appropriate • Record on the Prejudiced Based Incident Reporting Form • Inform parents/carers • Request agencies to intervene to provide training/strategies depending on the nature of the incident (see section 12) Yes (c) Hate graffiti • Report all prejudiced and offensive graffiti in the school to the named person/Headteacher • Take action to remove graffiti immediately • Check regularly and take steps to remove and discourage the re-appearance of graffiti Yes
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