April 25, 2019 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Policy Committee Meeting

Rationale:  At the last meeting the Committee discussed the need to be sure the policy/reg align with the Town's Charter.  Discussed and reviewed the current policy and procedures.   

Rationale:  The District Safe School Climate & Wellness Committee set a goal to develop strategies to help reduce student anxiety related to social media and electronic communications.  One of the strategies that the Committee focused on wa to review the Cyberbullying Policy, which has not been reviewed since 2010.  The changes recommended are by the Committee.  The largest change is in the updated definition.  The District Safe School Climate plan contains the proactive action steps and consequences for cyberbullying.   

Rationale:  The District Safe School Climate & Wellness Committee is required to review our Safe School Climate Plan annually.   The plan provides an overview of how we handle incidents of bullying, harassment, racial bias and hate crimes and teen dating violence.  In addition, it provides an overview of our proactive preventions and strategies to reduce incidents.   We distribute the plan annually to families and students.  It is also housed on our website.  The Connecticut Association of Schools recently released Social Media Safety Recommendations for School Districts.   The committee reviewed those recommendations for inclusion in our plan.