(ii) Identification of any types of alleged harassment on the basis of race, color, national
origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or disability;
7. A description of the types of behaviors used to harass, intimidate, or threaten a student.
Examples include, but are not limited to the following:
(i) Gesture, written, or verbal expressions (e.g., written or verbal threats, obscene
gestures directed toward a student);
(ii) Physical acts (e.g., physical fights, assault, or attack);
(iii) Electronic communication (e.g., cellphone, instant messaging, email, social
networking, audio or visual images);
(iv) Damage of a student's property (e.g., stealing, hiding, or damaging property);
(v) Threatening another student (i.e., communication leading to a reasonable fear of
harm to the person or property of another individual or individual's friends or family);
8. Description of interference with the school's educational mission or the education of the
student, including, but not limited to:
(i) Detrimental changes in school attendance (e.g., absences or tardies; missing all or part
of a class or a school day);
(ii) Detrimental changes in student performance (e.g., student grades, assessments);
(iii) Detrimental changes in participation in school activities (e.g., student demonstrates
fear or avoidance of interaction with other students during activities, lunch, bus, recess);
9. Identification of any physical evidence of the conduct (e.g., written notes, emails, property
destruction, voicemail messages, audio or video recordings);
10. Any other information which could potentially assist school officials in investigation of
the incident;
11. Name of individual reporting the incident and contact information at which the
individual reporting the incident may be reached to seek additional information (unless the
form is for the purpose of anonymous reporting);
12. Relationship of the individual reporting the incident to the individuals involved in the
incident.
B. Individuals who may report incidents of bullying. Incidents of bullying at each school
site in this district may be reported by any student, parent, school employee, or member of the
public. Any school employee who has reliable information that would lead a reasonable person
to suspect that an individual at the school is currently or has been the target of one or more
incidents of bullying shall be required to report the information to the school's BPO. Failure by
school employees to report incidents of bullying in accordance with the requirements of this
policy may result in disciplinary action.
C. Privacy and confidentiality. Reports of bullying shall be kept confidential to the extent
necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Family Education and Privacy Rights
Act (FERPA) and to protect students who report incidents of bullying from retaliation.
D. Anonymous reporting. In order to ensure individuals may report incidents without fear of
retribution or retaliation, every school site in this district shall provide at least one method of
anonymous reporting of incidents of school bullying that protects the identity of the individual
reporting the incident. However, an anonymous report shall not be the sole basis for formal
disciplinary action in response to an incident of bullying.
E. Tracking reports of incidents of bullying. All reports of bullying shall be tracked using
methods that will enable the BPO and administrators of each school site to identify emerging
patterns of bullying over extended periods of time.
V. Response to Reported Incidents of Bullying
Every school site shall follow the following procedure in response to reported incidents of
bullying. Upon receipt of a report of a bullying incident, the BPO shall take immediate steps to: