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Alisal Union outlines bullying-prevention strategy; district identifies 60 referrals, 15% confirmed as bullying
Summary
District director of pupil personnel services presented the district's anti-bullying policy, prevention programs and referral data, saying 60 coordination-of-services referrals were filed for bullying and roughly 15% were confirmed after follow-up. Board members asked about grade-level patterns and which interventions appear to work.
Diana Garcia, director of pupil personnel services for the Alisal Union School District, told the Board of Trustees on Tuesday night the district has a multi-tiered bullying-prevention program that combines policy, site wellness teams and outside partners.
Garcia said the district's board policy on bullying (Policy 5131.2, adopted Feb. 22, 2023) guides responses and that coordination-of-services referrals are the district's first step for students who need help. "Bullying is aggressive behavior ... a power imbalance, repetitive behavior," Garcia told the board.
Why it matters: district staff said prevention and early intervention reduce harm to students, and the board pressed for clarity about where…
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