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Hopkinton reports bias and bullying data; middle school had highest number of allegations
Summary
At the May 15 meeting, the superintendent presented the district’s 2024–25 bullying and bias-reporting summary: the middle school logged the highest number of reports; incident outcomes varied from no finding to findings of bullying or harassment; the district uses a bias-reporting form ("B.I.R.T.H.") in addition to DESE bullying protocols.
Superintendent Dr. Kavanaugh presented the 2024–25 annual bullying and bias-reporting summary to the Hopkinton School Committee on May 15, saying the district uses both DESE bullying protocols and a locally developed bias-reporting form the district calls the B.I.R.T.H. form.
Dr. Kavanaugh reported three bias reports at the high school (one anonymous, two investigated), 35 reports at the middle school (30 investigated; three deemed jokes; two anonymous), nine allegations at Hopkins (one withdrawn, one finding of bullying, two findings…
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