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Superintendent outlines updated hate-incident and bullying investigation forms and MTSS/BSST review
Summary
Superintendent Peter Cushing reported on attorney-general guidance for investigating hate incidents and bullying, described proposed expanded investigation forms for schools, and previewed a stakeholder committee to review the district’s multi-tiered supports and student-support team processes.
Superintendent Peter Cushing told the school committee on Sept. 24 that the district has reviewed updated guidance from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office on “hate incidents” and is revising investigation forms and procedures to improve evidence collection and case documentation.
Cushing said the proposed forms expand investigators’ ability to collect relevant material and record investigative steps—examples include investigator name and start date, staff consultations, student interviews, nurse injury evaluations and preservation of social-media evidence. He said the district’s legal counsel had reviewed draft forms and that…
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