2333 R&P

REPORTING INFORMATION TO THE PRINCIPAL

AND EXTERNAL AGENCIES

2333 R&P

3033 R&P

3033 R&P

4033 R&P

4033 R&P

The following procedures shall be followed with regard to reporting incidences of violence.

2333.1

3033.1

4033.1

All school employees, including substitute teachers, student teachers and volunteers, must immediately report to the principal or his or her designee, any act of violence in school, on school property, or at school-sponsored events. 

Acts that should be reported are all those known or believed to be violent.  This includes, but is not limited to, acts reportable by the principal to law enforcement under board policy 2333.3/3033.3/4033.3.

The reporting requirement applies to all violent acts perpetrated by students, staff, or others, as long as the incident occurs on school property, as defined in board policy 2333.3/3033.3/4033.3,or at a school event.

Reports should be made in person or by telephone contact with the principal/designee, and should be followed by a written statement as may be required by the principal.

The report must be made without regard to age of the offender or victim. 

2333.2

3033.2

4033.2

The principal shall make an immediate report to law enforcement whenever the principal has personal knowledge or information from a staff member that a reportable offense, as enumerated in board policy 2333.3/3033.3/4033.3, has occurred.  In determining whether a reportable offense has occurred, the principal shall apply the definitions of reportable offenses published by the State Department of Public Instruction.

The principal shall designate a person who shall report to law enforcement in his/her absence.

2333.3

3033.3

4033.3

Local law enforcement is defined as the municipal police department if the school property on which the crime occurred is located in a town or city limits, or the Sheriff’s Department if the crime did not occur in a town or city limits.

If the act occurs on a school bus, the act should be reported to law enforcement of the city or county where the bus was physically located when the act occurred.

Principals shall collaborate with their local law enforcement agency leaders to determine the best procedure for making the report.

2333.4

3033.4

4033.4

In addition to reporting the incident of violence to local law enforcement, the principal shall make a written record of the incident on the forms and in the manner prescribed by the State Department of Public Instruction. A copy of the incident record shall immediately be forwarded to the Director of Security.  Additional or changed information obtained after the incident record is completed must be entered and filed as a supplemental incident record and a copy sent to the Director of Security.

2333.5

3033.5

4033.5

Principals shall annually complete the Report on School Crime and Violence as directed by the State Department of Public Instruction.

 Adopted:  September 27, 1999