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District officials describe DASA procedures, reporting options and SRO role in student discipline
Summary
Administrators outlined the district’s multilevel discipline approach, DASA reporting for incidents meeting statutory definitions, incident reporting options and the SRO’s training and restorative role.
Administrators presented a detailed overview of student‑discipline procedures focused on reporting, investigation and supports. Miss Norton described a multilevel secondary process that begins with teachers and team leaders and escalates to counselors, school psychologists and building investigators as needed. "When something is reported, then we we try to support the students the best that we can… we look at what has happened, get some data, we can look at the cameras, we investigate things, and really hear from all people that are involved," Miss Norton said.
Norton and other administrators noted DASA (Dignity for All Students Act) procedures are used when incidents meet the statutory bullying definition (unwanted aggressive behavior with a power imbalance and repetition). Norton said the secondary school has a handbook and a DASA procedure available on the district website, and emphasized using restorative steps before severe disciplinary actions.
Superintendent Angelina listed in‑building supports: three secondary counselors, one elementary counselor, three school psychologists, a social worker and principals who can escalate cases. She also named the DASA coordinator for secondary school as Brianna and described a reciprocal coordination process if an investigator has a conflict of interest.
The SRO (Kyle), who the district said has received special training, described his role as educational and restorative: "I just try to educate them... I just try to be, like, the meet officer," he said, and added that the majority of his work "is not writing police reports. It's doing that coaching."
Administrators stressed reporting as the first step and noted incident‑report forms and counseling office access for students wishing to report anonymously or with limited visibility. The district said staff will continue to post bullying prevention resources and reporting instructions on the parent resources section of the website and include resource links in superintendent communications to families.
Board members asked questions about anonymous reporting for elementary students and whether electronic options would be appropriate; administrators said processes differ by building and promised to share resources with parents.
The administrators concluded that whether an incident meets the DASA bullying definition or not, the district has steps to address problematic behavior through discipline, conferences and supports.
