Santa Barbara County Grand Jury
• 2025-2026
Bullying in Santa Barbara County Schools
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F1
Bullying in County schools will be reduced by implementing additional safety measures.
Related Recommendations (3)
R1a
The Grand Jury recommends that school boards increase staff presence in areas where students congregate before, during breaks, and after school.
R1b
The Grand Jury recommends that school boards have sufficient cameras in order to monitor where students congregate before, during, and after school.
R1c
The Grand Jury recommends that school boards add more counselors to achieve a ratio no greater than 250:1.
F2
Administrators do not consistently inform school counselors when students under their guidance engage in bullying.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The Grand Jury recommends that school boards inform school counselors whenever any students under their guidance engage in bullying.
F3
Parent participation in outreach programs for bullying has been poor.
Related Recommendations (3)
R3a
The Grand Jury recommends that school boards direct school administrators to schedule parent outreach programs regarding bullying on evenings, weekends, online and with archived recordings to accommodate working parents.
R3b
The Grand Jury recommends that school boards implement non-monetary incentives to encourage parents to attend outreach programs.
R3c
The Grand Jury recommends that school boards strongly encourage parents of students who have engaged in repeated acts of bullying to attend outreach programs.
No Responses Found 22
Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
Ballard Elementary School District
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Blochman Union Elementary School District
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Buellton Union Elementary School District
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Carpinteria Unified School District
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Cold Spring Elementary School District
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College Elementary School District
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Cuyama Joint Unified School District
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Goleta Union Elementary School District
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Guadalupe Union Elementary School District
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Hope Elementary School District
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Lompoc Unified School District
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Los Olivos Elementary School District
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Montecito Union Elementary School District
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Orcutt Union Elementary School District
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Santa Barbara County County Superintendent of Schools
Elected County Office
Santa Barbara Unified School District
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Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary School District
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Santa Maria Joint Union High School District
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Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District
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Solvang Elementary School District
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Vista del Mar Union Elementary School District
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In the News 4
News coverage of this report, automatically tracked.
Bullying issue in schools targeted by Santa Barbara County Grand Jury - KCLU
KCLU
· June 19, 2026
Bullying a ‘chronic problem’ in Santa Barbara County schools, new report reveals - Santa Barbara News-Press
Santa Barbara News-Press
· June 18, 2026
Santa Barbara County school districts must respond to Grand Jury bullying report within 90 days - Santa Maria Times
Santa Maria Times
· June 16, 2026
Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Calls for Action to Reduce School Bullying - edhat
edhat
· June 15, 2026