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Parents press Salem-Keizer school board director on bullying, missing data and SRO removal; Keizer committee asks city council to advocate
Summary
Salem-Keizer School Board director Satya Chandiguri told the Keizer committee the district faces roughly a $25 million revenue gap, described reporting pathways for bullying (including the Safe Oregon app) and said historical reporting of exclusionary-discipline data stopped in 2021; parents described unaddressed bullying incidents and the committee voted to ask the city council to write a letter to the school board.
Satya Chandiguri, introduced at the meeting as a Salem-Keizer School Board director representing Zone 4, gave the Keizer Community Diversity Engagement Committee an extended briefing on bullying reporting, district policy and the district's finances.
Chandiguri walked committee members through reporting options and policies for bullying and harassment: district webpages with a "Safe and Welcoming Schools" tab, a district bullying policy referenced in the presentation (identified in materials as a bullying policy code), and the Safe Oregon app. She said the district allows reports from students, staff, parents and community members, and that investigations are typically led by school principals who decide whether an incident is handled disciplinarily or escalated as a criminal matter. Chandiguri urged families to include translators or trusted advocates when…
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