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District outlines discipline metrics and anti-bullying definitions as board reviews data
Summary
Administrator Dr. Ross presented discipline data to trustees, detailing how incidents are reported and categorized, counts for the year and trends across the last three years, and the district's process for investigating bullying and harassment reports.
An administrator gave the Warren County R-III Board an overview of discipline reporting and recent trends on Feb. 13, emphasizing the district’s investigative steps and the distinction between aggressive conduct, harassment and legally defined bullying.
“To call something bullying is a very specific ... and causes a reasonable student to fear for their physical safety,” Dr. Ross said while explaining the district’s legal thresholds and how reports escalate from abusive language and threats to harassment and then bullying.
Ross told the board that principals rely on four primary information sources to start an investigation: direct student reports and statements, automated alerts from district monitoring software (ARC), entries from the anonymous reporting system (Spireo) and referrals received…
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