Contact the School:  Phone Call, E-mail, Face to Face, Written Note

Include as much information as you know:  Who, when, how, where . . .

The Designated Employee (DE) will share the information with Bldg Administrator through a written report

Administrator determines if, according to Prevention of Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying (HHB) Policy an investigation is warranted. If not warranted, administrator follows student conduct policy JFC

When an investigation begins,

parents will be contacted in writing by the school. The investigation will involve interviews of relevant students and other personnel

All parties will receive a notification of findings.

*The school shall take prompt & appropriate disciplinary &/or remedial action reasonably calculated to stop the behavior & prevent any recurrence *Privacy regulations prohibit the school from sharing information about student consequences. *HBB consequences range from warning, reprimand, education, training, counseling, suspension, &/or expulsion

Definitions

See Policy for detailed definitions 

Bullying: Overt act(s) repeated over time intended to ridicule, humiliate or intimidate

Harassment: Incident(s) based on or motivated by a protected class with the effect of interfering with a student’s educational performance

Hazing: Intentional act in connection with initiation intended to have the effect of endangering physical or mental health

Who to Contact

Barstow: (802) 773-6926

Kristen Aines, kaines@rnesu.org

Zach Walsh, zwalsh@rnesu.org

Leicester: (802) 247-8825

Christine Johnson, cjohnson@rnesu.org

Eric Rozinski,erozinski@rnesu.org

Lothrop: (802) 483-2242

Melanie Parker, mparker@rnesu.org

Jed Pauls, jpauls@rnesu.org

Christine Tate, ctate@rnesu.org

Neshobe: (802) 247-3721

Chris Greco, cgreco@rnesu.org

Shauna Lee, slee@rnesu.org

Darcey Wijsenbeek, dwijsenbeek@rnesu.org

Otter Valley:  (802) 247-6833

Abby Brodowski, abrodowski@rnesu.org

Anne Ciofreddi, aciofreddi@rnesu.org

Joel Jones, jjones@rnesu.org

Whiting: (802) 623-7991

Sam Latreille, slatreille@rnesu.org

Eric Rozinski,erozinski@rnesu.org

Appeal Process:  Parents of both targeted and accused students have various rights of appeal, each of which will be documented in letters parents will receive at the conclusion of the school’s initial investigation.