When agreement is reached, a contract specifying what each student agrees to do is written and signed by the disputants. The mediators then fill out a report form. Peer Mediation is not peer counseling, nor is it intended to be sensitivity training. It is critical that the mediator remain neutral in order to aid in the resolution process. Objectives Equally important to the actual mediation process are the underlying and primary objectives of conflict mediation.
Physical confrontation is only one, and the least desirable reaction to a conflict.
To enable students to work in harmony with each other despite differences. To create a positive school climate by utilizing a mechanism for resolving interpersonal conflict. To avoid suspensions and expulsions from school by providing alternative methods of dealing with repetitive misbehavior. To develop an awareness and encourage the use of compromise as a viable alternative to conflict, and to relate this to a deeper understanding of the American political system. In understanding conflict, students gain control, self-respect, and confidence.