Staff Notification of Violent Behavior by Students Policy , No . 529.0
POLICY I . PURPOSE In an effort to provide a safe school environment , the assigned classroom teacher and certain staff members should know whether a student to be placed in the classroom has a history of violent behavior . Additionally , decisions should be made regarding how to manage such a student . This policy addresses staff notification of violent behavior by students . The purpose of this policy is to address the circumstances in which data should be provided to classroom teachers and other school staff members about students with a history of violent behavior and to establish a procedure for notifying staff regarding the placement of students with a history of violent behavior . II . GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY
A . Any staff member or other employee of the school district who obtains or possesses information concerning a student in the building with a history of violent behavior shall immediately report said information to the principal of the building in which the student attends school .
B . The administration will meet with the assigned classroom teacher and other appropriate staff members for the purpose of notifying and determining how staff will manage such student .
C . Only staff members who have a legitimate educational interest in the information will receive notification . III . The School Board authorizes administration to establish procedures for compliance with this policy as well as procedures for compliance with data privacy and notice requirements set forth in the District ’ s Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records policy . PROCEDURE I . DEFINITIONS
A . Administration - “ Administration ” means the person or persons responsible for performing the school district ’ s obligations under this Policy including but not limited to the superintendent or his / her designee as well as school building principals or other designee .
B . Classroom Teacher - “ Classroom teacher ” means the instructional personnel responsible for the course or room to which a student is assigned at any given time , including a substitute hired in place of the classroom teacher .
C . History of Violent Behavior
1 . A student will be considered to have a history of violent behavior if incident ( s ) of violence , including any documented physical assault of a school district employee by the student , have occurred during the current or previous school year .
2 . If a student has an incident of violence during the current or previous school year , that incident and all other past related or similar incidents of violence will be reported .
D . Incident ( s ) of Violence - “ Incident ( s ) of violence ” means willful conduct in which a student endangers or causes physical injury to the student , other students , a school district employee , or surrounding person ( s ) or endangers or causes significant damage to school district property , regardless of whether related to a disability or whether discipline was imposed . Incident ( s ) of violence do not include injury or damage which is accidental or is the result of negligence . An incident of violence includes a violent incident described in notices received from either law enforcement or the juvenile courts . Administration is responsible for determining whether certain conduct meets the definition .
E . Legitimate Educational Interest - “ Legitimate educational interest ” includes interest directly related to classroom instruction , teaching , student achievement and progress , discipline of a student , student health and welfare , and the ability to respond to a request for educational data . It includes a person ’ s need to know in order to : 1 . Perform an administrative task required in the school or the employee ’ s contract or position description approved by the school board ;
2 . Perform a supervisory or instructional task directly related to the student ’ s education ;
3 . Perform a service or benefit for the student or the student ’ s family such as health care , counseling , student job placement , or student financial aid ;
4 . Perform a task directly related to responding to a request for data consistent with the purposes for which the data are maintained ;
5 . Maintaining a safe educational environment for staff and students .
F . School official ( definition from policy 515.2 ) - “ School official ” includes : ( a ) a person duly elected to the school board ; ( b ) a person employed by the school board in an administrative , supervisory , instructional or other professional position ; ( c ) a person employed by the school board as a temporary substitute in a professional position for the period of his or her performance as a substitute ; and ( d ) a person employed by , or under contract to , the school board to perform a special task such as a secretary , a clerk , an attorney , an auditor , or police liaison officer for the period of his or her performance as an employee or contractor .
II . PROCEDURE FOR STAFF NOTIFICATION OF STUDENTS WITH VIOLENT BEHAVIOR A . Reports of Violent Behavior Any staff member or other employee of the school district who becomes aware of any information regarding the violent behavior of an enrolling student or any student enrolled in the school district shall immediately report the information to the building principal where the student is enrolled or seeks to enroll .
B . Recipients of Notice Each classroom teacher of a student with a history of violent behavior ( see Section I . C ., above ) will receive written notification from the administration prior to placement of the student in the teacher ’ s classroom . In addition , written notice will be given by the administration to other school staff members who have a legitimate educational interest in the data , as defined in this policy , when a student with a history of violent behavior is placed in a teacher ’ s classroom . The administration will provide notice to anyone substituting for the classroom teacher or school staff member , who has