Student Incident Reporting

The Verndale Public School District believes that all students have a right to a safe and healthy school environment. The district & school have an obligation to promote mutual respect, tolerance, and safety. We expect these behaviors from all staff and students. We have provided a “Student Incident Report Form” for our school. Use this form if you have experienced bullying as defined in the policy listed in the Verndale Public School Student Handbook (see insert below) or if you have a general incident of concern to report. 

Student Incident Reporting Form

Elementary Student Handbook
Bullying ”Bullying” means intimidating, threatening, abusive, or harming conduct that is objectively offensive and:

• An actual or perceived imbalance of power exists between the student engaging in the prohibited conduct and the target of the prohibited conduct, and the conduct is repeated or forms a pattern; or
• Materially and substantially interferes with a student’s educational opportunities or performance or ability to participate in school functions or activities or receive school benefits, services or privileges. (Verndale School District Policy #514 – Bullying Prohibition Policy)
  If an act of hazing/bullying occurs it must be reported to an appropriate school official. Any person denying or lying about an act of hazing/bullying or instigating any other person to do so offends this policy.

Secondary Student Handbook
Bullying ”Bullying” means intimidating, threatening, abusive, or harming conduct that is objectively offensive and:

• An actual or perceived imbalance of power exists between the student engaging in the prohibited conduct and the target of the prohibited conduct, and the conduct is repeated or forms a pattern; or
• Materially and substantially interferes with a student’s educational opportunities or performance or ability to participate in school functions or activities or receive school benefits, services or privileges. (Verndale School District Policy #514 – Bullying Prohibition Policy)

If an act of hazing/bullying occurs it must be reported to an appropriate school official. Any person denying or lying about an act of hazing/bullying or instigating any other person to do so offends this policy. The school district will discipline or take appropriate action against any person, including district employees, who retaliates against any person who reports, testifies, assists or helps to investigate in any act of hazing/bullying. The school district will also take and authorize any action necessary to investigate any case of hazing/bullying