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District official: 92 student safety reports Sept–Dec; HIB investigations rose in number but confirmations fell
Summary
The Dover Public School District reported 92 Student Safety Data System (SSDS) reports for Sept.–Dec. 2025, down from 124 the prior year; the district said 56 were alleged HIB investigations while 12 were confirmed, and that weapons and substance violations were zero.
Mr. Patrick Pandalfo, the district official presenting the Student Safety Data System (SSDS) report, told the board that the district recorded 92 SSDS reports from September through December 2025, down from 124 for the same period in 2024.
Pandalfo said the SSDS count reflects reports the district must file with the state and does not map one-to-one to suspensions. "So we had from September to December 92 total SSDS reports," he said, adding that many of those are HIB (harassment, intimidation and bullying) investigations that…
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