intimidation and establishing appropriate consequences for those who
engage in such acts, (3) adequate adult supervision of outdoor areas,
hallways, the lunchroom and other specific areas where bullying is likely
to occur, (4) inclusion of grade-appropriate bullying education and
prevention curricula in kindergarten through high school, (5) individual
interventions with the bully, parents and school employees, and
interventions with the bullied child, parents and school employees, (6)
school-wide training related to safe school climate, (7) student peer
training, education and support, and (8) promotion of parent involvement
in bullying prevention through individual or team participation in
meetings, trainings and individual interventions.
G. "School climate" means the quality and character of school life with a
particular focus on the quality of the relationships within the school
community between and among students and adults.
H. "School employee" means (1) a teacher, substitute teacher, school
administrator, school superintendent, guidance counselor, psychologist,
social worker, nurse, physician, school paraprofessional or coach
employed by a local or regional board of education or working in a public
elementary, middle or high school; or (2) any other individual who, in the
performance of his or her duties, has regular contact with students and
who provides services to or on behalf of students enrolled in a public
elementary, middle or high school, pursuant to a contract with the local
or regional board of education.
I. “School-Sponsored Activity” shall mean any activity conducted on or
off school property (including school buses and other school-related
vehicles) that is sponsored, recognized or authorized by the Board of
Education.
J.
IV.
“Teen dating violence” means any act of physical, emotional or sexual
abuse, including stalking, harassing and threatening, that occurs
between two students who are currently in or who have recently been in
a dating relationship.
Leadership and Administrative Responsibilities
A.
Safe School Climate Coordinator
For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, and each school year
thereafter, the Superintendent shall appoint, from existing school district
staff, a District Safe School Climate Coordinator (“Coordinator”). The
Coordinator shall:
1. be responsible for implementing the district’s Safe School Climate
Plan (“Plan”);
2. collaborate with Safe School Climate Specialists, the Board, and
the Superintendent to prevent, identify and respond to bullying in
district schools;
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