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Student representative asks board to boost survey participation and consider a bullying report form
Summary
A student-submitted report read to the board said survey responses dropped from 32 to 15 and proposed a Google form for bullying reports; board members discussed the merits of a new form versus the district—s existing anonymous reporting system and recommended clarifying the bullying definition in the student code of conduct.
A student representative submitted a report asking the Pulaski County School Board for guidance on raising student participation in a district concerns form and proposed a dedicated bullying-report form.
The report, read aloud by a presenter, said the Google form collected 32 responses previously but only 15 in the most recent cycle and asked how the board could help spread the form more effectively to high-school students. The student report noted a recent lockdown after a threat on Feb. 20 and said that while bullying reports appear to have decreased, students may still be reluctant to report incidents because of concern about consequences to their mental health.
Board members and staff discussed the proposal. One member said the district already offers anonymous reporting and questioned whether a new form would yield actionable results; another recommended clarifying the district—s definition of bullying in the student code of conduct to reduce ambiguous submissions. Staff offered to distribute an existing superintendent—s memo about defining bullying to the wider community and to consider whether a student-facing form should require structured information to improve follow-up.
No formal action to adopt a new reporting form was taken in the portion of the transcript provided; board members asked staff to follow up with additional information and to consider how to publicize existing reporting channels.
