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Walpole Public Schools reports 53 bullying allegations in 2024'25 school year; four confirmed
Summary
District staff told the School Committee the district logged 53 bullying or harassment allegations this year and confirmed four after investigation. The administration described the district's definition, safety-plan responses and training partnerships.
A district staff member told the Walpole School Committee on May 29 that Walpole Public Schools received 53 reports or allegations of bullying in the 2024'25 school year and documented four confirmed cases after investigation.
The staff member, speaking during the committee's new-business presentation on bullying prevention, summarized how the district determines bullying and how it responds. "At the school level, we really look at three things'one is, it needs to be repeated," the staff member said. The presenter explained administrators also consider harassment categories identified by state guidance and "power differences" between students in determining whether conduct meets the legal definition.
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