Seth's Law (Anti-Bullying Policy)
From: http://mhs.musd.org/bully
MUSD Policies on Bullying
Complaints and Investigation Steps:
Formal complaints of bullying shall be investigated and resolved in accordance with the MUSD Uniform Complaint procedures specified in AR 1312.
Investigations and Complaints:
MUSD Policies on Bullying
Complaints and Investigation Steps:
Formal complaints of bullying shall be investigated and resolved in accordance with the MUSD Uniform Complaint procedures specified in AR 1312.
- At each school or MUSD location, the principal/designee is responsible for receiving oral or written complaints alleging violations of this policy;
- Students may report complaints of bullying to any school or MUSD employee.
- Any such reports of bullying allegations must be made, in writing, to the principal/designee or other appropriate administrator designee;
- Any members of the school community who may have credible information about a possible act of bullying may file a report of bullying either as a witness or a victim;
- Any student, or parent/guardian on behalf of a student, who believes he/she is a victim of bullying, has witnessed bullying, or has knowledge of any incidents involving acts of bullying are strongly encouraged to report the incidents to a school official.
- A student, school employee, school volunteer, contractor, parent/guardian, or other person who promptly reports in good faith an act of bullying to the appropriate school official and who makes this report in compliance with the procedures set forth in this policy, is immune from cause of action for damages arising out of the reporting itself. Submission of a good faith complaint or report of bullying will not affect the complainant or reporter’s future employment, grades, learning or working environment, or work assignment within MUSD;
- Administrators and administrative designees shall document in writing all complaints regarding bullying to ensure that incidents of bullying are appropriately addressed in a timely manner, whether the original report of bullying was made verbally or in writing; and
- Anonymous reports of bullying may be made to the appropriate school official or via district website. School officials shall develop and publicize a system in which students, employees, volunteers, parents/guardians can make an anonymous report of bullying at each site.
Investigations and Complaints:
- The principal/designee(s) and/or investigative designee shall document all complaints in writing or through the appropriate data system to ensure that problems are addressed in a timely manner. This process is to be followed with all anonymous complaints as well. Although this policy encourages students to use the formal written complaint process, school officials “should investigate all complaints and reports of harassment whether or not the complaint is in writing,” as stated by the Office
- of Civil Rights in Protecting Students from Harassment and Hate Crime: A Guide for
- Schools, Part II (1999); and
- The investigative designee will make the determination if a reported act of bullying or harassment falls within the scope of MUSD policies and regulations, and will follow the investigative steps outlined in AR 1312, Uniform Complaint Procedures.
Anti-Bullying Policy/Nondiscrimination Policy
The Milpitas Unified School District prohibits any discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of any student based on the student's actual race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
Prohibited discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying includes physical, verbal, nonverbal, or written conduct based on one of the categories listed above that is so severe and pervasive that it affects a student's ability to participate in or benefit from an educational program or activity; creates an intimidating, threatening, hostile, or offensive educational environment; has the effect of substantially or unreasonably interfering with a student's academic performance; or otherwise adversely affects a student's educational opportunities.
Prohibited discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying includes physical, verbal, nonverbal, or written conduct based on one of the categories listed above that is so severe and pervasive that it affects a student's ability to participate in or benefit from an educational program or activity; creates an intimidating, threatening, hostile, or offensive educational environment; has the effect of substantially or unreasonably interfering with a student's academic performance; or otherwise adversely affects a student's educational opportunities.