traditional disciplinary sanctions, including age-appropriate consequences and other
restorative or remedial interventions.
B. A specific written intervention plan shall be developed to address repeated incidents
of bullying against a single individual or recurrently perpetrated bullying incidents by
the same individual. This plan may include safety provisions, as described above, for
students against whom acts of bullying have been verified and may include other
interventions such as counseling, discipline, and other appropriate remedial or
restorative actions as determined by the responsible administrator.
C. The following sets forth possible interventions which may also be utilized to enforce
the Board’s prohibition against bullying and teen dating violence:
i.
Non-disciplinary interventions
When verified acts of bullying are identified early and/or when such verified
acts of bullying do not reasonably require a disciplinary response, students may
be counseled as to the definition of bullying, its prohibition, and their duty to
avoid any conduct that could be considered bullying. Students may also be
subject to other forms of restorative discipline or remedial actions, appropriate
to the age of the students and nature of the behavior.
If a complaint arises out of conflict between students or groups of students, peer
or other forms of mediation may be considered. Special care, however, is
warranted in referring such cases to peer mediation. A power imbalance may
make the process intimidating for the victim and therefore inappropriate. In
such cases, the victim should be given additional support. Alternatively, peer
mediation may be deemed inappropriate to address the concern.
When an act or acts of teen dating violence are identified, the students involved
may be counseled as to the seriousness of the conduct, the prohibition of teen
dating violence, and their duty to avoid any such conduct. Students may also
be subject to other forms of restorative discipline or remedial actions,
appropriate to the age of the students and nature of the behavior.
ii. Disciplinary interventions
When acts of bullying are verified or teen dating violence occurs, and a
disciplinary response is warranted, students are subject to the full range of
disciplinary consequences. Anonymous complaints of bullying, however, shall
not be the basis for disciplinary action.
In-school suspension and suspension may be imposed only after informing the
accused perpetrator of the reasons for the proposed suspension and giving
him/her an opportunity to explain the situation, in accordance with the Board’s
Student Discipline policy.
Expulsion may be imposed only after a hearing before the Board of Education,
a committee of the Board, or an impartial hearing officer designated by the
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