Elementary Student Handbook 2021-22 11.01.21 | Page 23

BULLYING ( continued )
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measures being taken by the school to ensure the safety of the student against whom such act was directed and to prevent further acts of bullying , teen dating violence ;
( 10 ) establish a procedure for each school to document and maintain records relating to reports and investigations of bullying , teen dating violence in such school and to maintain a list of the number of verified acts of bullying , teen dating violence in such school and make such list available for public inspection , and annually report such number to the Department of Education and in such manner as prescribed by the Commissioner of Education ;
( 11 ) direct the development of case-by-case interventions for addressing repeated incidents of bullying , teen dating violence against a single individual or recurrently perpetrated bullying , teen dating violence incidents by the same individual that may include both counseling and discipline ;
( 12 ) prohibit discrimination and retaliation against an individual who reports or assists in the investigation of an act of bullying , teen dating violence ;
( 13 ) direct the development of student safety support plans for students against whom an act of bullying , teen dating violence was directed that address safety measures the school will take to protect such students against further acts of bullying , teen dating violence ;
( 14 ) require the principal of a school , or the Principal ' s designee , to notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency when such Principal , or the Principal ' s designee , believes that any acts of bullying , teen dating violence constitute criminal conduct ;
( 15 ) prohibit bullying , teen dating violence ( A ) on school grounds , at a school-sponsored or schoolrelated activity , function or program whether on or off school grounds , at a school bus stop , on a school bus or other vehicle owned , leased or used by a local or regional Board of Education , or through the use of an electronic device or an electronic mobile device owned , leased or used by the local or regional Board of Education , and ( B ) outside of the school setting if such bullying , teen dating violence ( i ) creates a hostile environment at school for the student against whom such bullying , teen dating violence was directed , ( ii ) infringes on the rights of the student against whom such bullying , teen dating violence was directed at school , or ( iii ) substantially disrupts the education process or the orderly operation of a school ;
( 16 ) require , at the beginning of each school year , each school to provide all school employees with a written or electronic copy of the school district ' s Safe School Climate Plan ; and
( 17 ) require that all school employees annually complete the training described in Conn . Gen . Stat . ยง 10-220a .
The notification required pursuant to subdivision ( 8 ) ( above ) and the invitation required pursuant to subdivision ( 9 ) ( above ) shall include a description of the response of school employees to such acts and any consequences that may result from the commission of further acts of bullying , teen dating violence . Any information provided under this policy or accompanying Safe School Climate Plan shall be provided in accordance with the confidentiality restrictions imposed under the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (" FERPA ") and the district ' s Confidentiality and Access to Student Information policy and regulations .
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