school resource officer, if any, and other individuals the principal or
designee deems appropriate.
F.
VIII.
If a bullying complaint raises concern about discrimination or
harassment on the basis of a legally protected classifications (such as
race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age,
disability or gender identity), the Safe School Climate Specialist or
designee shall also coordinate any investigation with other appropriate
personnel within the district as appropriate (e.g. Title IX Coordinator,
Section 504 Coordinator etc.)
Teen Dating Violence
A. The school strictly prohibits, and takes very seriously an instances of, teen
dating violence, as defined above. The school recognizes that teen dating
violence may take many different forms and may also be considered bullying
and/or sexual harassment.
B. Students and parents (or guardians of students) may bring verbal or written
complaints regarding teen dating violence to any building administrator.
The building administrator shall review and address the complaint, which
may include referral of the complaint to the Safe School Climate Specialist
and/or Title IX Coordinator.
C. Prevention and intervention strategies concerning teen dating violence shall
be implemented in accordance with Section X below. Discipline, up to and
including expulsion, may be imposed against the perpetrator of teen dating
violence, whether such conduct occurs on or off campus, in accordance with
Board policy and consistent with federal and state law.
IX.
Documentation and Maintenance of Log
A.
Each school shall maintain written reports of bullying, along with
supporting documentation received and/or created as a result of bullying
investigations, consistent with the Board’s obligations under state and
federal law. Any educational record containing personally identifiable
student information pertaining to an individual student shall be
maintained in a confidential manner, and shall not be disclosed to third
parties without written prior written consent of a parent, guardian or
eligible student, except as permitted under Board policy and state and
federal law.
B.
The Principal of each school shall maintain a list of the number of
verified acts of bullying in the school and this list shall be available for
public inspection upon request. Consistent with district obligations
under state and federal law regarding student privacy, the log shall not
contain any personally identifiable student information, or any
information that alone or in combination would allow a reasonable
person in the school community to identify the students involved.
Accordingly, the log should be limited to basic information such as the
number of verified acts, name of school and/or grade level and relevant
date. Given that any determination of bullying involves repeated acts,
each investigation that results in a verified act of bullying for that school
year shall be tallied as one verified act of bullying unless the specific
actions that are the subject of each report involve separate and distinct
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