The PHS staff needs resolution of the student's problem because it interrupts instruction.
Mediation is simply one option for resolving the problem.
There are other options for resolving it, such as talking it out with a counselor, an administrator, peer mediators, parents, adult mediators, or some combination of these people. Other options are suspension, expulsion, or court action. Each side of the dispute is heard in a safe, private, confidential place in the school. If students or staff would like mediation arranged, please see an administrator, a guidance counselor, or Mrs. Rebecca Lillywhite, peer mediation sponsor, in the clinic. Several counties that surround Farmville, Virginia are also involved in the pilot program hosted by Longwood College.