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Union Township Board reviews 2024'25 student-safety data showing 43 elementary restraint incidents
Summary
At its Sept. 29 meeting the Union Township Board of Education reviewed the district's Jan'Jun 2025 Student Safety Data Report: the Elementary School recorded 43 restraint/seclusion incidents while the Middle School reported zero; HIB allegations were one at the Middle School and none at the Elementary. Officials certified the district's submission.
The Union Township Board of Education on Sept. 29 reviewed the district's Student Safety Data Report covering January through June 2025 and certified the report as an official district submission.
The report, presented as official school data by Elementary School Principal Rhonda Pevorus and Middle School Principal Kerry Foote, lists 43 restraint/seclusion incidents attributed to the Elementary School for the 2024'25 school year and zero such incidents at the Middle School for the same reporting period. The transcript lists one confirmed HIB (harassment/intimidation/bullying) case at the Middle School and none at the Elementary School; the report also records district-level HIB trainings and programs completed during the period.
Why it matters: restraint and seclusion metrics are reported to the state and used to track safety, training and program needs. Board members received the certified submission and the names of the building principals were included on the official records filed with the state.
The report as published in the meeting materials also itemized training and HIB program counts: the Elementary School recorded 15 HIB trainings and 12 HIB programs for the year; the Middle School recorded one HIB training and four HIB programs. The board did not amend the report at the meeting; it accepted the certification as submitted.
What the district said: the data were presented in the materials as the district's official submission for the 2024'25 school year. The principals are recorded as the official school data submitters (Rhonda Pevorus, Elementary; Kerry Foote, Middle).
Next steps: the board did not take additional action beyond certifying the submission at the Sept. 29 meeting. Any subsequent board action (policy changes, additional training, program funding) would be reflected in later meeting agendas and minutes.
