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Investigation and Handling Procedures for School Bullying

★Unless there is a reason for rejection, a campus bullying prevention response group meeting shall be held within three working days to start the investigation and handling procedures.

★Complete the investigation within two months from the day after accepting the application for investigation, reporting, and transfer of suspected campus bullying incidents; if necessary, it may be extended, and the extension is limited to two times, each time not exceeding one month, and the application shall be notified person and perpetrator.

★If the perpetrator and the bullied person belong to different schools, the school that first receives the application for investigation or report is responsible for the investigation, and the relevant school should send representatives to participate in the investigation. When the above-mentioned actor is no longer a member of the surveyed school or a faculty member of the participating school, the surveying school shall notify the actor’s current school in writing to send a representative to participate in the investigation, and the notified school shall not refuse.

★When investigating and handling campus bullying incidents, the following methods should be followed:

►During the investigation, both parties shall be given the opportunity to state their opinions; if the party is a minor, he may be accompanied by a legal representative.

►Avoid confrontation between the perpetrator and the victim. However, based on the necessity of education and counseling, the school bullying prevention response team has obtained the consent of both parties and their legal representatives, and there is no power or unequal status, this is not the case.

►Do not confront parties with whistleblowers or witnesses. However, this does not apply to situations where the school bullying prevention response team has obtained the consent of both parties and their legal representatives, and there is no power or unequal status.

►Based on the necessity of the investigation, within the scope of not violating the confidentiality obligation, additional written materials may be prepared for the perpetrator, the bullied person or the person invited to assist in the investigation to read or give the gist.

►The names and other identifiable information of the parties, informers, witnesses or persons assisting the investigation shall be kept confidential. However, this restriction does not apply to the necessity of investigation or the consideration of public interest.

►When the applicant withdraws the application for investigation, in order to clarify the relevant legal responsibilities, the school may continue the investigation and handling through the resolution of the campus bullying prevention response team, or at the request of the perpetrator; The school should continue to investigate and deal with it.

★During the investigation process, when the bullied person is unwilling to cooperate with the investigation, the counseling center should provide necessary counseling or assistance.

★The investigation and handling of the anti-campus bullying response team is not affected by whether the judicial process of the incident is carried out or not and the result of the handling. The investigation procedure shall not be suspended because the perpetrator loses his original identity.

★The perpetrators of campus bullying incidents and their legal representatives, informants, and witnesses should cooperate with the school's investigation procedures and disposal.

★The school shall deal with it in accordance with relevant regulations within two months after receiving the investigation report, or transfer it to the relevant competent authority for handling in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, and notify the applicant, informant and perpetrator.

★When notifying the applicant and the perpetrator of the results of the investigation and handling in writing, the investigation report shall be provided together with the method and deadline for appealing dissatisfaction.

★If the perpetrator was a student of the school when the behavior occurred, but is not currently a student of the school, after the investigation by the campus bullying prevention response team is completed, the investigation report and handling suggestions should be reported to the school to which the perpetrator belongs.

★Members of the anti-campus bullying response team who have participated in the investigation should avoid counseling for the same incident.

★The perpetrator was not a student of the school when the behavior occurred, and the incident was transferred to the school where the perpetrator belonged when the behavior occurred within three working days, and the bullied person and the applicant were notified.
In case of serious school bullying incidents, the school should immediately request assistance from the police, social administration agencies (institutions) or procuratorial agencies, and deal with them in accordance with the Juvenile Incident Handling Law, the Children and Juvenile Welfare and Rights Protection Law, and the Social Order Maintenance Law. .