Bullying Reporting Requirements – Lack of Documentation can Lead to Significant Costs and Failures
2010-12-29
In a recent Boston Globe article, several Massachusetts school administrators discussed how they were implementing (or not implementing) the new state requirements for bullying. The new anti-bullying law can potentially expose schools — and individual staffers — to lawsuits by parents or state authorities if incidents of bullying are not handled properly. One of the key requirements is for school leaders to thoroughly investigate all reports of bullying and document actions taken. One superintendent claimed, “I like to keep the informal stuff in my head.” But, keeping informal reports and incidents in one faculty member’s head provides no documentation of a student skipping school,Read More →