VII.
Responding to Verified Acts of Bullying
A. Following investigation, if acts of bullying are verified, the Safe School
Climate Specialist or designee shall notify the parents or guardians of the
students against whom such acts were directed as well as the parents or
guardians of the students who commit such acts of bullying of the
finding not later than forty-eight hours after the investigation is
completed. This notification shall include a description of the school’s
response to the acts of bullying. In providing such notification, however,
care must be taken to respect the statutory privacy rights of other
students, including the perpetrator of such bullying. The specific
disciplinary consequences imposed on the perpetrator, or personally
identifiable information about a student other than the
parent/guardian’s own child, may not be disclosed except as provided by
law.
B. In any instance in which bullying is verified, the Safe School Climate
Specialist or designee shall also invite the parents or guardians of the
student who commits any verified act of bullying and the parents or
guardian of the student against whom such act was directed to a meeting
to communicate the measures being taken by the school to ensure the
safety of the student/victim and to prevent further acts of bullying. The
invitation may be made simultaneous with the notification described
above in Section VII.A. The purpose of the meeting is to communicate to
parents/guardians the measures being taken by the school to ensure the
safety of the student involved and to prevent further acts of bullying.
Normally, separate meetings shall be held with the respective parents;
however, at the discretion of the Safe School Climate Specialist and with
written consent of the parents/guardians involved, the meeting(s) may be
held jointly.
C. If bullying is verified, the Safe School Climate Specialist or designee shall
develop a student safety support plan for any student against whom an
act of bullying was directed. Such support plan will include safety
measures to protect against further acts of bullying.
D. A specific written intervention plan shall be developed to address
repeated incidents of bullying against a single i ndividual or recurrently
perpetrated bullying incidents by the same individual. The written
intervention plan may include counseling, discipline and other
appropriate remedial actions as determined by the Safe School Climate
Specialist or designee, and may also incorporate a student safety support
plan, as appropriate.
E. Notice to Law Enforcement
If the Principal of a school (or his/her designee) reasonably believes that
any act of bullying constitutes a criminal offense, he/she shall notify
appropriate law enforcement. Notice shall be consistent with the Board’s
obligations under state and federal law and Board policy regarding the
disclosure of personally identifiable student information. In making this
determination, the Principal or his/her designee, may consult with the
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