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Summit Public School District reports steady student-safety incidents in twice-yearly HIB report

Summit Public School District Board of Education · March 20, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent Scott Hough and anti-bullying coordinator Laura Kaplan presented the district's Student Safety Data System report for 09/01/2025'12/31/2025, showing 1 assault, 2 fights, 1 damaged property, 1 confirmed substance use and 14 other removals; Kaplan outlined principal "preliminary determination" options and remediation steps including online modules and counselor reflection sessions.

Superintendent Scott Hough and Laura Kaplan, the district's anti-bullying coordinator, presented the district's twice-yearly Student Safety Data System report covering Sept. 1'Dec. 31, 2025, and said the numbers were broadly consistent with prior reporting periods.

The report, required by state reporting rules, covered incidents the district records and publicly reports. Hough summarized the districtwide totals for the period: "we had 1 assault, 2 fights, 1 damaged property, 1 confirmed use, and 14 other removals," and described the overall pattern as "pretty comparable" year over year.

Kaplan provided a building-level breakdown of alleged HIB cases, distinguishing investigated-but-unfounded incidents, those found to meet statutory HIB criteria, and a new category, "preliminary determination" or principal…

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