The Peer Mediation program at Fisher began in the spring of 1997. This program has students who have been trained to help their classmates work out conflict. The main purpose of this program is to reduce conflict and fighting in our school. Conflict is a natural part of people living and working together. Mediation is a peaceful way to stop conflict.
Mediation provides schools with an alternative to traditional disciplinary practices.
Students involved in this process, either as mediators or disputants, learn a new way of handling conflict. In mediation, trained students help their peers identify the problems behind the conflicts and to find solutions. Peer mediation is not about finding who is right or wrong. Experience has shown that students in the middle school can understand and use skills necessary to manage conflict. Currently there are over 5,000 Peer Mediation Programs in schools in the United States.