To: Grandview Heights City School District
Grandview Schools Anti-Bully Policy Up-grade
Grandview Schools Bully Project - Hot list
Administrative guidelines for reporting and investigative procedures as part of the policy.
Draw the arc from the first incident through resolution (the Road Map), responsibilities, process diagram, timeframes. When is a bullying situation considered resolved? What happens if not resolved?
Reporting to School Board monthly - ongoing investigations, number of claims (substantiated and unsubstantiated).
Changes on the website - a means of communication from Superintendent to community relating to an emergency at the school.
Stoplight home page feature: Red (Alert - schools closed/delayed; Click this for further information on emergency situation), Yellow (“iffy day” Snow Emergency, Mechanical, building issues - stay tuned, Click for extended info), Green (normal day, all cool) --School web site is THE information portal. Better timely info on critical parent related functions, ‘Picture day(s)’. More complete calendars of events.
Restorative Justice/Collaborative Problem Solving & Resolution:
School Safety Team - Staff training, monitoring and counsel on “case inventory”, statistical eval. of population, encouraging and enabling adult relationships and enlist peers to help ‘targeted individuals’ and include them in social groups. First court of review for reported cases.
Parent/Community “Human Relations Commission” - social, civil and human rights. Advocacy, consultation, ONGOING follow-up & follow through. Training, education for parent/community population, Consultation with civic, law enforcement and government authorities/agencies.
Student Opinion Leaders - “Teen Court”
Back Up Plans/Intervention Strategies
Consult with School Psychologist
Integration with Code of Conduct
Schedule Multiple Bully Movie screenings with Community Dialogue
Support Group (Inter District/County wide)
What is the Role of the Guidance Counselor?
Self-Defense, Assertiveness Training (Resource on where to go get it)
Facing History and Ourselves
The Equality Project: ACPA Students Perform
What is the role of Student Leadership?
Recognition for Upstanders
How teachers are informed, disclosure to staff
Ongoing follow-up “Check-ins” with target
Feedback and consultation with graduates of the system
Exit interviews for kids that choose to leave Grandview
School as a Safe Place
Training Positive Student Leadership/Upstanders
Required Parents meeting for Dispute Resolution/ongoing cases
Why is this important?
We are asking parents and family of K-12 children in Grandview to support the Grandview City School District in upgrading their policies and practice relating to controlling bullying behavior and acceptable conduct. We believe that the depth and complexity of this issue requires very careful examination and follow-through for the community to move effectively.
We trust that the board, with the sustained support and attention of the Grandview community can make the schools an even better place than they are already. For the majority of students, the new attention to this issue may make no discernible difference. We are confident, however, that changes in what is considered acceptable behavior for K-12 student will, for some students, make all the difference.
We are suggesting an array of measures that should be explored as policies are re-established and implemented. If this is important to you, and you believe the statement and the listing of suggestions are sensible, please sign the petition.