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Olathe schools present updated bullying plan with anonymous reporting form; board to consider next month

Olathe Public Schools Board of Education · May 8, 2026
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Summary

District staff presented a rewritten bullying-prevention plan that adds detailed prevention, investigation and intervention elements, an anonymous reporting form routed to building administrators, and places the plan outside board policy so it can be updated online; the presentation cites Kansas State statute 72-61-47.

Doctor Smith presented an updated bullying-prevention plan developed by a 16-member committee that used KSDE materials and examples from neighboring districts. The plan replaces a 2007 document and expands prevention components, clarifies definitions of bullying (intentional and severe/persistent/pervasive), and provides greater detail on reporting, investigation, intervention and record-keeping.

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