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Board advances rewritten bullying policy and procedure to align with statute, adds reporting and appeals elements

RSU 05 Board of Directors · January 29, 2026
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RSU 05’s board approved a first read of a substantially rewritten bullying policy (JICK) and accompanying procedure that administrators say now contains the 11 statutory requirements including mandatory staff reporting, investigation steps, appeals and parent communication.

The RSU 05 board on Wednesday approved on first read a comprehensive revision to the district’s bullying policy (JICK) and its accompanying procedure that administrators and the policy committee said brings the documents into alignment with state statute.

Colin, who led the policy committee review, told the board that the existing policy had statutory gaps — including no mandatory staff reporting, no investigation procedure, no appeals process and…

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