Here is a link to my article providing an overview of bullying laws in Connecticut. An excerpt:
Like parents of students facing disciplinary action, parents of bullied students have a role to play in connection with the school’s investigation. Naturally they want the bad conduct stopped and the victim protected from further bullying. The process for parents vis-à-vis the district is not very formal, and the right course of action depends on many factors: e.g., how long the bullying has been taking place, any prior verbal complaints or reports, and the severity of the situation.
The state Department of Education cautions parents against speaking to parents of the child doing the bullying (“some parents/guardians may naturally be defensive and may attempt to blame your child for ‘starting it’”). That may be sometimes be true, but coffee at Orem’s Diner has helped sort out many a quandary, and discourse makes sense in a lot of situations. Of course, I would not advise all parents to do this irrespective of the situation, but I disagree that, as a rule, it is a bad idea to talk to the other kid’s parents.
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