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" School climate " means the quality and character of school life with a particular focus on the quality of the relationships within the school community between and among students and adults .
" School employee " means ( 1 ) a teacher , substitute teacher , school administrator , school superintendent , guidance counselor , psychologist , social worker , nurse , physician , school paraprofessional or coach employed by a local or regional board of education or working in a public elementary , middle or high school ; or ( 2 ) any other individual who , in the performance of his or her duties , has regular contact with students and who provides services to or on behalf of students enrolled in a public elementary , middle or high school , pursuant to a contract with the local or regional board of education .
“ School-Sponsored Activity ” shall mean any activity conducted on or off school property ( including school buses and other school-related vehicles ) that is sponsored , recognized or authorized by the Board of Education .
“ Teen dating violence ” means any act of physical , emotional or sexual abuse , including stalking , harassing and threatening , that occurs between two students who are currently in or who have recently been in a dating relationship .
IV .
Leadership and Administrative Responsibilities
A . Safe School Climate Coordinator
The Superintendent shall appoint , from existing school district staff , a District Safe School Climate Coordinator (“ Coordinator ”). The Coordinator shall :
1 . be responsible for implementing the district ’ s Safe School Climate Plan (“ Plan ”);
2 . collaborate with Safe School Climate Specialists , the Board , and the Superintendent to prevent , identify and respond to bullying in district schools ;
3 . provide data and information , in collaboration with the Superintendent , to the Department of Education regarding bullying ;
4 . meet with Safe School Climate Specialists at least twice during the school year to discuss issues relating to bullying the school district and to make recommendations concerning amendments to the district ’ s Plan .
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Safe School Climate Specialist
The Principal of each school ( or principal ’ s designee ) shall serve as the Safe School Climate Specialist . The Safe School Climate Specialist shall investigate or supervise the investigation of reported acts of bullying and act as the primary school official responsible for preventing , identifying and responding to reports of bullying in the school .
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