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Weston policy committee debates hazing reporting language, seeks clearer victim protections
Summary
Members spent the longest portion of the May 5 meeting on the district hazing policy, agreeing to separate victim and witness reporting language, remove punitive implications for victims who do not report, and ask staff to redraft the reporting procedures for a future meeting.
The Weston School District Policy Committee spent a substantial portion of its May 5 meeting revising the district's hazing policy, focusing on how the policy treats victims, witnesses and others with knowledge of alleged incidents.
Erica read a proposed rewrite of the reporting section to the committee, including the passage: "Any person who believes he or she has been the victim of hazing or believes that he or she may be a victim shall report the alleged conduct immediately to an appropriate school district official designated by this policy," and a separate provision stating, "Failure to make such a report may be determined as…
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