Lesson 4 of 9 · About 3 minutes
Save it, pass it on, follow up
How to keep useful evidence, who to tell, and what to avoid.
Save what you can
Screenshots of messages and posts, with names, dates and links. Add a short note: what the student said, when, and who was involved. The one exception: never save a sexual image.
Pass it on the same day
Use your school’s bullying report route, and tell an administrator at once about urgent matters. The counselor or administrator decides on outside reports, such as the FBI (tips.fbi.gov) or the NCMEC CyberTipline (report.cybertip.org).
Follow up
Check in with the student within a day or two. Keep noticing how they are doing.
What not to do
- Confront the other student online or reply to posts.
- Share screenshots in staff group chats.
- Blame the student for what they sent or posted.
In our school
Fill these in for your school so the next step is never a guess. What you type stays on this device.
Remember
- Screenshots with names, dates and links help, except for sexual images.
- Pass the report on the same day.
- Check in with the student within a day or two.