School Safety & Discipline Report

School Safety & Discipline ReportMay 2013

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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AGENDA Changes Bullying Non-Drug, Non-Violent, Non-Criminal

Offenses Discipline Actions New Validations New Report Questions


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CHANGES 2012-2013 Bullying added as new offense type

Non-drug, non-violent, and non-criminal related offense has been added as a new offense type

Any offense committed by any student (general education students and students with disabilities) which results in an in-school or out-of-school suspension must be reported


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BULLYING "Bullying" for the purposes of requirements related to Chapter 92

of the Acts of 2010 legislation is defined as the following:

The repeated use by one or more students [aggressor(s)] of a written, verbal or electronic expression or a physical act or gesture or any combination thereof, directed at a target that: (i) causes physical or emotional harm to the target or damage to the target's property; (ii) places the target in reasonable fear of harm to him/herself or of damage to his/her property; (iii) creates a hostile environment at school for the target; (iv) infringes on the rights of the target at school; or (v) materially and substantially disrupts the education process or the orderly operation of a school. For the purposes of requirements related to this law, bullying shall include cyber-bullying. See section 5 of the legislation for more details on the definition of cyber-bullying and more.


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Prohibition of Bullying, Cyber-Bullying and Retaliation

Acts of bullying, cyber-bullying, and retaliation are prohibited: on school grounds, property immediately adjacent to school grounds, at

a school sponsored or school related 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 school district or school, or through the use of technology or an electronic device owned, leased or used by a school district or school and

at a location, activity, function or program that is not school related, or through the use of technology or an electronic device that is not owned, leased or used by a school district or school, if the bullying creates a hostile environment at school for the target, infringes on their rights at school or materially and substantially disrupts the education process or the orderly operation of a school. Nothing contained herein shall require schools to staff any non school related activities, functions, or programs.


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REFERENCE INFORMATION

http://www.doe.mass.edu/bullying/

Model Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan General Department Updates and Information Laws and Regulations Evidence Based Programs, Curricula, and Practices Parent Information Resources from State Agencies Additional Resources Definition of Bullying Social Emotional Learning For more information

http://www.doe.mass.edu/bullying/

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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Drug, Violent or Criminal Related Offenses on School Property

School Year 2012-2013

Please complete an electronic copy of this form for drug, violent or criminal-related offense that occurred on school property from July 2, 2012 through June 28, 2013.

Offense ID___________________ Offense Date_________________

Type of Offense

Number of Victims School Non-School Student Personnel Personnel Unknown

Number of Offenders Non-

Student Student Unknown

Offense resulted in a physical injury (Yes, No)

A B C D E F G H I J 1. Illegal substances a. Tobacco use (cigarettes, cigars, pipes or smokeless tobacco) b. Alcohol possession c. Alcohol use d. Marijuana possession e. Marijuana use f. *Possession of other illegal substances (describe): g.*Illegal use of other substances (describe): h. Sale of illegal drugs i. Possession of illegal drugs with intent to sell 2. Physical fight 3. Threat of physical attack 4. Physical attack, assault (non- sexual) 5. Sexual Harassment 6. Sexual assault (including rape) 7. Theft (school, staff or student property) 8. Threat of robbery 9. Robbery using force 10. Vandalism/Destruction of Property 11. Destruction of Property due to arson 12. Kidnapping 13. Homicide 14. Weapon on school premises a. Knife (cutting weapon) b. Gun 1. Handgun

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2. Rifle 3. Shotgun 4. Other firearm c. Explosive or incendiary device d. Other weapon (describe):

15. Other Drug, violent or criminal offense (Please specify)

16. Felony Conviction Outside of School (Please indicate type of felony)

17. Bullying

18. Non-Drug, Violent or Criminal Related Offense

*If you have the information, please indicate which other drugs/substances have been illegally possessed/used on school property.


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VALIDATION RULES

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Validations 17. Bullying 18. Non-Drug, Non-Violent or Non-Criminal Related Offense

Must have at least one offender

Must have at least one victim

Cant have any victims

A discipline record must be reported for every student offender

Physical injury flag must be Y or N must be X (upload)


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NON-DRUG, NON-VIOLENT, NON-CRIMINAL OFFENSE

This offense type should only be entered for an offense that results in a disciplinary action


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DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS In-school suspension (1 day or more) Out-of-school suspension (1 day or more) Expulsion Removed by an impartial hearing officer to an

alternative setting (program status=SWD) Removed by school personnel to an alternative

setting (program status=SWD)

Alternative settings can include home tutoring, in-district alternative program, alternative program in another district, private alternative setting, or work/community service setting


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Data reviews have shown that the balance between student offenders and disciplinary actions is skewed Student offenders are being reported without a

disciplinary action ESE expects to see a discipline record for all

offenses and is implementing a validation designed to ensure that there are disciplinary records for at least 85% of reported student offenders

Validation error message: Missing Discipline data, please check Offense/Discipline Count Comparison Report

File upload process: will be displayed as a validation error when “validate” is clicked

Online process: error is displayed when “submit all schools” is clicked


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New Report - View Offense/Discipline Count Comparison Report

This report will be available from the open date through the close date of the SSDR

It is recommended that this report is monitored to prevent any last minute issues

Report will display all of the offenses where the number of students disciplined is less than the number of student offenders. Data is only displayed if the 85% calculation is not met.

If the threshold of 85% is met, the report will show no data and you will see the following message: “You have met the 85% threshold for reporting all of the

discipline records for your student offenders”


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VIEW OFFENSE/DISCIPLINE COUNT COMPARISON REPORT


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SAMPLE REPORT

Offense ID School Name School Code Number of student offendersNumber of student Disciplined1305 School A XXXXXXXX 10 11402 School B XXXXXXXX 1 01500 School C XXXXXXXX 2 1

Offense/Discipline Count Comparison Report


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QUESTIONS


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CONTACT INFORMATION

Data Collection Data Line – 781-338-3282

Your Data Collection Support Specialist

http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/data/fts.html

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