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Board reviews first reading of revised anti‑bullying policy amid a parent’s plea for transparency after Shorecrest assault
Summary
Don Dalziel presented a first reading of revised policy 3.308 aligning the district’s harassment, intimidation and bullying language with WASDA and RCW guidance; a parent urged the board for transparency and changes tied to HIB handling following a serious assault at Shorecrest High School.
The Shoreline School Board held the first reading of revised Policy 3.308 — Prohibition of Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying — and heard public comment from a parent who said her son suffered a severe assault in a Shorecrest High School parking lot.
Don Dalziel, the district’s athletic director and HIB compliance officer, told the board the update aligns the policy with the Washington State School Directors Association (WASDA) model language and the district’s legal counsel. Key edits include removing a paragraph that duplicated distinguishing characteristics already defined in state law (RCW) and narrowing the circumstances that require convening a student’s 504 or IEP team: under the revision, those teams would be convened only if an allegation of HIB is proven, rather than at the outset of an investigation.
During public comment, parent Renee Calm described a violent incident at Shorecrest she said left her son with a head injury and surgery. Calm told the board she and her family reviewed surveillance footage showing the attack and described a prolonged struggle to obtain transparency and a timely, supportive response from the district. She urged changes tied to HIB response and greater transparency in handling such incidents.
Board members asked whether the revisions were part of the WASDA model and whether procedure updates and communications would follow. Dalziel confirmed the edits drew from the WASDA sample and legal counsel guidance and said procedures would be updated after policy adoption; staff also committed to posting updated policy language on the district web page and communicating changes to families and staff.
Next steps: This was a first reading. The transcript records board questions and staff responses but no final vote; the revised policy will return for action in a future meeting after procedures are updated and public notice is provided.
Ending: The board moved on to broader school improvement and budget presentations that followed the policy discussion.
