Peer mediators are available during the day to assist students with conflict resolution. To use mediation students are referred by staff or request mediation using a specified procedure. Conflicts Are Part of Everyday Life. At Martinsville High School students have a positive way to settle conflicts called mediation. Student conflicts are common.
Mediation is a tool to resolve conflicts.
Mediation has been used in many settings as a positive and structured approach to settle disputes. It is a voluntary and cooperative process where two parties who are having a conflict communicate with each other and look for agreement. It is a problem-solving approach where no one loses. The student mediators facilitate the process when a request is made. In this way, students are given an opportunity to solve their own problems without an adult doing it for them.