2 . Permits anonymous reports of bullying by students to school employees and written reports of suspected bullying by parents or guardians and requires at the beginning of each school year that students and their parents / guardians be notified of the process by which students may make such reports ;
3 . Requires school employees who witness acts of bullying or receive reports of bullying to orally notify the safe school climate specialist or another school administrator if the safe school climate specialist is unavailable , not later than one school day after such school employee witnesses or receives a report of bullying and to file a written report not later than two school days after making such an oral report ;
4 . Requires the safe school climate specialist to investigate or supervise the investigation of all reports of bullying and ensure that such investigation is completed promptly after receipt of any written report , and that the parents or guardians of the student alleged to have committed an act or acts of bullying and the parents or guardians of the student against whom such alleged act or acts were directed receive prompt notice that such investigation has commenced ;
5 . Requires the safe school climate specialist to review any anonymous reports , except that no disciplinary action shall be taken solely on the basis of an anonymous report ;
6 . Requires each school to have a prevention and intervention strategy , as defined by statute , as amended , for school employees to deal with bullying or teen dating violence , including language about bullying in student codes of conduct and in all student handbooks ;
7 . Provides for the inclusion of language in student codes of conduct concerning bullying ;
8 . Requires each school to notify parents or guardians of all students involved in a verified act of bullying not later than forty-eight hours after the completion of the investigation of the results of such investigation and verbally and by electronic mail , that such parents / guardians may refer to the plan language explanation of the rights and remedies posted on the district ’ s website . ( available under CGS 10-4a and 10-4b );
9 . Requires each school to invite the parents / guardians of a student against whom such act was directed to a meeting to communicate to such parents / guardians the measures being taken by the school to ensure the safety of the students against whom such act of bullying was directed and the policies and procedures in place to prevent further acts of bullying ;
10 . Requires each school to invite the parents or guardians of a student who commits any verified act of bullying to a meeting , separate and distinct from the meeting of the parents / guardians of the student against whom the act of bullying was directed , to discuss specific interventions undertaken by the school to prevent further acts of bullying ;
11 . Establishes a procedure for each school to document and maintain records relating to reports and investigations of bullying in such school and to make such list publicly available ; and annually report such number to the Department of Education and in such manner as prescribed by the Commissioner of Education ;
Revised 8 / 23 / 2024