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Dover board defends investigating all HIB reports while weighing prevention efforts
Summary
Board members and administrators discussed high numbers of unconfirmed harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) reports, the staff time investigations require, and plans to analyze reporting trends and increase prevention efforts rather than narrow investigations.
At a meeting of the Dover Public School District Board of Education, trustees and staff debated whether district resources devoted to investigating every reported case of harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) should be shifted toward prevention programs, while reaffirming the district's current policy to investigate all reports.
Board member Dr. Saner raised the issue after reviewing the monthly HIB summary: "There are 12 old cases from Table A, 0 percent of those are confirmed, and 3 out of 27 of the cases in Table B, which is about 11 percent, were confirmed," she said, urging discussion…
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