San Mateo County Grand Jury
• 2010-2011
Bullying Within the County School Districts: a Survey of Policy within San Mateo County School Districts
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Findings and Recommendations 7 findings
F1
Under the California Education Code, a student can be suspended or expelled for bullying or cyber-bullying. In addition to the Education Code, certain schools have policies that address bullying.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Two districts out of 23 (Cabrillo Unified and San Mateo Union High School District) have a bullying policy and an enforcement process separate and distinct from harassment. (See Table “Survey Results”) 3
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Five districts, (Bayshore, Hillsborough, La Honda-Pescadero, San Carlos and Woodside) do not have either a bullying policy or a harassment policy that includes bullying nor do they have an enforcement process in place. (See Table “Survey Results”)
Related Recommendations (3)
R1
Facilitate a meeting, before the commencement of the next school year, of the representatives of every school district within the county in order to develop school policies that standardize bullying and enforcement processes across all schools (grades K-12) in San Mateo County. The 2010-2011 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury recommends that all K-12 School Districts:
R2
Send a representative to the meeting referenced in recommendation #1 to participate in the goal of county wide standardized policies on bullying and the enforcement processes.
R3
The bullying policy and its enforcement process should be summarized and communicated to students, parents/guardians and school staff. 4
F4
Eighteen districts, including the two districts with separate bullying policies, have harassment or conduct policies that include bullying in some form but not necessarily cyber- bullying. (See Table “Survey Results”)
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Thirteen districts have a specific enforcement process that covers bullying either separately or as a part of a harassment policy. (See Table “Survey Results”).
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Ten districts responded that they have no enforcement process with respect to either bullying or harassment. (See Table “Survey Results”)
Related Recommendations (3)
R1
Facilitate a meeting, before the commencement of the next school year, of the representatives of every school district within the county in order to develop school policies that standardize bullying and enforcement processes across all schools (grades K-12) in San Mateo County. The 2010-2011 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury recommends that all K-12 School Districts:
R2
Send a representative to the meeting referenced in recommendation #1 to participate in the goal of county wide standardized policies on bullying and the enforcement processes.
R3
The bullying policy and its enforcement process should be summarized and communicated to students, parents/guardians and school staff. 4
F7
Many districts work through either a good conduct code or rely on administrative recourse for acts of harassment. (See Table “Survey Results”) Conclusions
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 2
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CL1 Page 4The majority of school districts within the County of San Mateo have no independent or stand-alone bullying policy. A majority of districts do not have an enforcement process specific for bullying.
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CL2 Page 4Bullying is a public issue and should not be tolerated to any extent in the schools on the Internet or in the public outside of schools. There should be policies in force within each district identifying the problem and how it can be eliminated.
No Responses Found 1
Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
San Mateo County County Superintendent of Schools
Elected County Office