[Ben and Monica talk in an office.]

NARRATOR: The next day, Monica catches up with Ben to talk about the school's policy and how they are addressing Neil's situation. 

MONICA: So I looked at all the school policies and procedures. 
BEN: Excellent. 
MONICA: And I also found a link to the Disability Standards for Education on the school's intranet. There was a training day I missed last year. Did you go? 
BEN: Yeah, I did. It was really helpful. Now, did you get a chance to talk to Neil? Are you still happy about accompanying him to class? 
MONICA: That's what I kind of wanted to talk to you about. I did talk to him and he doesn't want me to go to his classes. He feels like I'd be babysitting him and that the kids would just make more fun of him. 
BEN: Hmm. Now, I'm not sure - I'm still a bit worried about him. Plus, his parents are coming in next week for a meeting and I'm worried they might think we're not doing enough about the situation. 
MONICA: I can understand why they're unhappy. No-one wants to see their child anxious at school. 
BEN: Well, I'm going to talk to Neil later on this afternoon. Maybe you could join us and we can insist on you accompanying him. 
MONICA: We can't do that, that's victimisation. 
BEN: Victimisation? That's a bit harsh, isn't it? 
MONICA: No, it's not. Look here, victimisation in relation to disability is when a student receives less favourable treatment for complaining or indicating. They may complain about the treatment they've received because of their disability. 
BEN: I don't think we're doing that. Aren't we just trying to protect him? 
MONICA: You want to take away Neil's independence and go against his wishes because you're concerned his parents may make a formal complaint. Do we really need to go that far? 
BEN: No, you're right. We should support him in other ways and address the other students' behaviour before we just follow Neil around all the time. 
MONICA: The school's procedure says we should go through the deputy principal first and discuss what to do next. 
BEN: And I should talk to the deputy as well about maybe arranging another training day on how to recognise and prevent issues with harassment and victimisation. I know there's a few staff who missed out last time. There's also some new teachers and support staff who just started this year. 
MONICA: Good idea. I know I'd really like to do that training as well.