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Principal: district met HIB rubric and reported HIB/SSDS incident totals; confirmed cases detailed
Summary
Principal Brandt told the board the district scored the top possible rubric on the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights self-assessment and reported 40 HIB reports last year (34 investigations; 17 confirmed) and SSDS data for Jan'June showing 24 reports, 21 investigations and 10 confirmed in that period.
Principal Brandt presented the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights self-assessment and the second-half SSDS (school safety data system) submission for the prior school year.
Brandt said the district's school climate team completed the 26-indicator state rubric and that the district achieved a top score consistent with the state rubric (78 out of 78 under the 3-point indicator scale). He described the structure of the school climate team, anti-bullying coordinators and anti-bullying specialists and emphasized training, ninth-grade instruction and the requirement that investigations generally be completed within 10 school days.
On incident totals, Brandt said last school year the district received 40 HIB reports (submitted by students, staff or parents), conducted 34 investigations and confirmed 17 HIB findings. For the SSDS reporting period (Jan. 1'June 30), he reported 24 reports, 21 investigations, 10 confirmed, and a breakdown of distinguishing characteristics: three incidents tied to sexual orientation/gender, three to race/ancestry, one to disability and three classified as body-shaming or appearance.
Brandt described how some categories can contain multiple students per incident (for example one assault event may be counted across multiple students) and that in some cases the principal used preliminary discretion to not escalate to a full HIB investigation but still to address code-of-conduct concerns. He emphasized prevention measures including AM/PM supervision, curriculum (ninth-grade and tenth-grade health/teen-mental-health units), staff training and shared internal spreadsheets to track cases.
Board members asked whether security staff receive outside training; Brandt said security staff receive both internal and external training through police department partners and statewide free trainings.
What happens next: HIB self-assessment and SSDS data were placed on the agenda as organizational items for board acknowledgement and will be maintained in district records; additional administrative follow-up happens in executive session for student-specific matters.
