new york state center for school safety summer 2011
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New York State Center for School Safety
Summer 2011
VADIR Review20 Categories
•Violent Incidents•Disruptive Incidents•Mandatory Reporting (#)•Weighted (*)
Item #2Thresholds for reporting
incidents in categories 9-13, 16 and 20
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Review of Reporting Thresholds
Out of school suspension for the equivalent of one full day
Transfer to alternative setting
Transfer to law enforcement
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Referral to counselingTeacher removal (formal 3214 hearing)Suspension from class or activities
• In-school equivalent of one full day• Activities or transportation for five (5)
consecutive school days
Review of Reporting Thresholds
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VADIR is
An INCIDENT based reporting system
NOTNOT
a STUDENT based reporting system.
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VADIR Categories(#) Mandatory; (*) Weighted; (#*) Both
1. Homicide (#*):
2. Sexual Offenses2.1 Forcible Compulsion (#*)2.2 Other Sex Offenses (#*)
3. Robbery (#*)
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VADIR Categories(#) Mandatory; (*) Weighted; (#*) Both
5. Arson (#*)
6. Kidnapping (#*)
7. Assault with Physical Injury (#*)
8. Reckless Endangerment (#*)
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VADIR Categories(#) Mandatory; (*) Weighted; (#*) Both
9. Minor Altercation
10. Intimidation, Harassment, Menacing or Bullying (IHMB)
Item 2: Other Information Regarding Intimidation, Harassment, Menacing and Bullying (IHMB)
11. Burglary
12. Criminal Mischief
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VADIR Categories(#) Mandatory; (*) Weighted; (#*) Both
13. Larceny or Other Theft Offenses
14.Bomb Threat (#)
15.False Alarm (#)
16.Riot
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VADIR Categories(#) Mandatory; (*) Weighted; (#*) Both
17. Weapons (#*) – Weapons Possession Defined (two categories):
17.1 Weapons Confiscated through Routine Security
Checks: Upon Entry to Building (scanning devices)
17.2 Weapons Found under Other Circumstances
18. Use, Possession or Sale of Drugs Only (#)19. Use, Possession or Sale of Alcohol Only(#)20. Other Disruptive Incidents
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Other Information Section: Incidents Involving IHMB
Item 2: Any IHMB incident that comes to the attention of the principal or administrator of discipline, but does not rise to the disciplinary threshold level.
Document with brief notation and check mark in Individual Form.
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Reporting an IncidentReportable:
Violent or Disruptive Incident (Categories 1-20) On school grounds, school function or the school busMeets or exceeds the discipline threshold for certain categories
Reportable under ALL Circumstances: Categories 1-8, 14, 15, 17, 18 and 19Whether or not the perpetrator is known and regardless of
disciplinary or referral actionCategories 9-13, 16 and 20 if a weapon is involved
Reportable under CERTAIN Circumstances: Categories 9-13, 16 and 20Reportable if the incident resulted in a disciplinary action that
meets the disciplinary threshold (known perpetrator); orReportable if the incident would have resulted in a disciplinary
action that meets the threshold had the perpetrator been known (unknown perpetrator).
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Incidents should be reported once in the highest ranking category of
offense that applies.
Clearly Describe the Incident
Be specific about what happenedList details of injuries, if anyNote the conclusion of the incident
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Clearly Describe the Incident
Unclear: Two students were involved in a fight.
Is it a #4, #7, #9 or #10?Clear: Jenny called Rose’s boyfriend names so
Rose hit Jenny in the mouth causing it to bleed. Jenny went to the hospital where she received four stitches.
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VADIR ReportingIndividual Incident Reporting Form
• Use information from the source document
Summary Reporting Form
District Incident Reporting Form: Only to be used when an incident is not linked to a specific building
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Elements to ReportSchool NameDescription: CriticalIncident Category (1-20)Date and TimeLocationOn/off property; before, during or after
school hoursGang or Bias-related
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Elements to Report, continued
Victims (Enrolled Students, Personnel, Others)
Offenders and consequencesWeapons; typeNumber of students suspended for firearmsDate of report; signatureSummary form must have Superintendent
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Records RetentionReport and Summary information must
be retained until the youngest person involved in the incident(s) is 27 years old.
“Persistently Dangerous” schools may need to retain longer.
Question and Answer Document #3.
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Categories of Particular Concern
Category 2.2: Other Sexual Offenses• One student pulled down another student’s pants
while in the cafeteria.
• On the school bus, a 4th grade student touched a 2nd grade student on her private area on the outside of her pants.
• A 13 year old student consents to sex in the locker room with an 18 year old student.
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Categories of Particular Concern
Category 7: Assault Resulting in physical Injury •Two students were involved in a physical confrontation; both received scrapes and minor bruises to their faces.
•Four boys were involved in a physical confrontation and were seen by the nurse. One boy had a black and blue mark on his arm and another student had a black eye.
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Categories of Particular ConcernCategory 8 –Reckless Endangerment
A student leaves school in an angry state and begins driving his car erratically in the school parking lot. He comes close to damaging other vehicles and students who are required to jump out of the way.
• A student would not stop choking another student until the boy’s face turned red and he gasped for breath.
• A student became involved in a name-calling incident with another student and chased him around the classroom. The teacher asked her to stop. She continued to chase the other student, picked up a metal stool and threw it at him.
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Categories of Particular ConcernCommon objects reported as weapons:
Consider the size, shape and weight of the object and whether or not the object can cause serious physical injury or death• A student threw a rock that hit a teacher’s car
while the teacher was in it.
• A student stabbed another classmate in the face with a pencil, leaving a lead trace and a reddened surface scratch on the student's face.
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Scenario 1
Student A reports that Student B grabbed her chest and then also tried to pull down her shirt during the change in classes.
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Scenario 2A student reports that another student has been making lewd and suggestive remarks to her. She has asked that he stop, but he continues.
The Dean investigates and suspends the student for one full day.
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Scenario 3
Ten students start a food fight in the cafeteria. They throw french fries and sandwiches and yell at each other. No one is injured.
All 10 are suspended out of school for three days.
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Scenario 4Ten students start a food fight in the cafeteria. They throw french fries and sandwiches and yell at each other. The yelling escalates and two students throw books at other students. One student is hit in the face and has a swollen eye.
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Questions????
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ResourcesNYSED Websites
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/vadir
New York State Center for School Safety:Beth Mastro, [email protected] Runk, [email protected] / [email protected]://nyscenterforschoolsafety.org/
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