The New Governor Hires You to Devise a Plan to Stop

Multiple Choice

The new governor hires you to devise a plan to stop bullying in the schools.Based on the principle of insufficient punishment, what might be a good way to punish bullies?

A) After the first offense, dismiss them from school for the day.
B) A "three strikes, you're out" policy in which the first two incidents go unpunished, but the third leads to expulsion and being placed in a juvenile detention center.
C) Physically punish them by letting teachers slap them with yardsticks.
D) Tell teachers to give a mild punishment that barely gets the bully to stop the behavior and to be consistent with this mild punishment.