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External review recommends policy, training and safety fixes; Bedford staff consider making it a district goal
Summary
A consultant review presented to the Bedford School Board on Jan. 13 recommends clarifying district policies, expanding pre‑K–12 prevention and training, improving supervision and privacy in physical spaces, and formalizing staff debrief and self‑care after incidents.
A consultant presentation summarized to the Bedford School Board on Jan. 13 recommended a multi‑year, multi‑pronged approach to preventing and responding to sexual misconduct and related student safety concerns.
Superintendent Mike Fournier and outside consultants from the group known in the transcript as Rain briefed the board on a multi‑section report that identified strengths and weaknesses in district policy, training, supervision and response protocols. Fournier told board members that the review surfaced no surprises but flagged areas for improvement, and he said the district will consider whether the work should become an explicit multi‑year goal.
The report…
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