Transcript What should we report? Support for EVVRS Decision

Spring 2015
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Participants will understand how to:
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Determine what incidents to report in EVVRS
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Complete the VV-SA* / SSD** forms
Locate additional resources for guidance
throughout the school year
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*Violence, Vandalism, and Substance Abuse
**Suspensions of Students with Disabilities
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 Violence
 Vandalism
 Harassment,
Intimidation or Bullying
 Weapons Offenses
 Substance Offenses
 Suspensions
of students with disabilities
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 Assault
 Criminal
threat
 Extortion
 Fight
 Threat
 Kidnapping
 Robbery
 Sex offense
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Stacey verbally taunted and
harassed Rebecca with
derogatory comments while
they were eating lunch in the
cafeteria. Then, Stacey
forcefully pushed Rebecca’s
chair over backwards and
Rebecca fell to the ground.
Rebecca got up and hit
Stacey. Stacey hit her back.
The girls wrestled and
punched each other until
separated by a lunch aide.
Fight: Mutual engagement in a
physical confrontation that may
result in bodily injury to either party.
Does not include a verbal
confrontation or a minor
confrontation, such as a shoving
match.
Assault: A person attempts to cause –
or purposely, knowingly, or
recklessly causes – bodily injury to
another.
Gang-related: confirmation from a
law enforcement official, the victim,
or the offender, that the incident was
gang related.
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 There
does not have to be an injury to report
an incident to EVVRS.
 Consider
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For fight, theft, threat, and sex offense (with no
victim)
 Incidents
where a staff member is the
offender are not reported in the EVVRS
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Victim of violent criminal offense must be
offered transfer to a safe school in district
 Refer to:
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Violent criminal offenses (committed,
threatened, or attempted):
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Homicide
Assault
Sexual Assault
Bias Intimidation
Terroristic Threat
Robbery
Arson
*USCO: Unsafe School Choice Option
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 Arson
 Bomb
threat/fake bomb
 Burglary/theft
 Damage to property
 Trespassing
 Fire alarm offense
 Fireworks offense
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Lucy left her birthstone ring
on the ledge in the girl’s
locker room while she went to
the restroom. When she
returned the ring was gone.
Theft: The taking of the school
district’s or a person’s belongings or
property without consent. Report
only incidents where the value of the
article taken is $10 or more. One
needs to consider age and
developmentally appropriate behavior
before using this category.
Robbery: Obtaining money or any
material thing (regardless of value)
from another by means of violence or
the threat of immediate violence.
Extortion: Attempting to obtain or
obtaining money or any material
thing (regardless of value) from
another by means of a stated or
implied threat of future violence, or
threats to make false charges against
someone or to blackmail someone.
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 Principal
initiates investigation. Anti-Bullying
Specialist conducts the investigation.
 If affirmed as HIB by the BOE (found to be
HIB), enter incident in both HIB-ITP and
EVVRS
 If not affirmed as HIB, only count the
investigation in HIB-ITP, and do not enter as
an HIB incident
 Incidents reported in EVVRS must match
number of affirmed incidents reported to
HIB-ITP* system
*Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying – Investigations, Trainings, and Programs
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 Incidents
occurring off-school grounds are
also reported (only for HIB)
 HIB incidents in July and August are not
reported to EVVRS but ARE locally
investigated, documented, and reported to
the BOE
 Update EVVRS records if original report is
amended, or wait to enter HIB incidents until
after BOE decision is rendered.
 HIB cases may qualify as other EVVRS
incident types.
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Handgun
 Rifle
 Air gun, pellet gun, bb gun
 Imitation firearm
 Knife, blade, razor, scissors, box cutter
 Pin, pen, pencil
 Chain, club, brass knuckles
 Spray
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Bomb (unexploded or exploded)
 Other
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Jason, a high school student,
was found to have a box
cutter in his pocket. He
claimed he needed the box
cutter for his job at a local
grocery store – a claim that
was confirmed upon
investigation. Jason has no
history of violent behavior,
and there is no indication that
he will be violent in the
future.
Weapons include any instrument
readily capable of lethal use or of
inflicting bodily injury.
Possession: Having on one’s person,
in one’s locker or vehicle one or more
of the types of the following:
handgun, rifle, air gun, pellet gun, bb
gun, imitation firearm, bombexploded, bomb-unexploded, knife,
blade, razor, scissors, box cutter, pin,
sharp pen/pencil, chain, club, brass
knuckles, spray
Used in Offense: Using a weapon in
the commission of an offense reported
in another incident category, such as
assault, criminal threat, extortion,
damage to property.
Sale/Distribution: Selling, giving, or
having a weapon in one’s possession,
with the intent to distribute or sell.
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 Handgun,
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U.S. definition and NJ definition
 Gun
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rifle, or bomb is “firearm”
Free Schools Act (GFSA)
Student removed from school for one year
Student with disability: follow IDEA
 Air,
pellet, bb gun are firearms according to
N.J., not to U.S.
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Not part of GFSA
 Toy
gun v. imitation gun
 Bomb threat/fake NOT weapon or firearm
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under vandalism
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Alcohol
 Marijuana
 Amphetamines
 Designer/Synthetic drugs
 Cocaine/crack
 Hallucinogens
 Narcotics
 Depressants
 Anabolic steroids
 Unauthorized prescription drugs
 Unauthorized over the counter drugs
 Inhalants
 Drug Paraphernalia
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 Use,
possession, or sale/distribution
 Suspicion ≠ EVVRS incident
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Follow Administrative Code and Statute and
arrange for immediate medical examination
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(NJSA 18A:40A-12 and NJAC 6A: 16-4.3(a)2ii)
If student refuses evaluation, treat as “use,”
note refusal in memo field, select suspected
substance type
Enter incident in EVVRS if suspected use is
confirmed
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 Removal
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In-school suspension
Out-of-school suspension (also: unilateral
removal & removal for dangerousness)
Expulsion (all services discontinued)
 Other
discipline
 Programs/services provided
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5+ days suspension = academic instruction
10+ days = educational services
 Make
sure EVVRS stays updated
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 Must
report suspensions of students with
disabilities to federal government
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If incident meets EVVRS definition criteria:
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Use VV-SA form
All other reasons leading to suspension:
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use Report of Suspension of Students with Disabilities
form
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One incident can have
 Multiple incident type categories
 Multiple offenders
 Multiple victims
 EVVRS incidents must occur on
with the exception of HIB. For definitions, go to
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School Grounds
Not School Grounds (HIB may be
reported)
Bus
Bus Stop
Playground when students are
under school supervision during or
after school hours
Playground after school hours,
when students NOT under school
supervision
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 Train
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staff for VV-SA reporting:
Know EVVRS definitions
Use descriptive language
Be factual
Avoid subjective language
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“I left my class and saw Joe and Sam
in the hallway. Joe shoved Sam into a
locker; Sam struck his head against
the locker loudly.”
“Joe maliciously attacked Sam,
slamming him into locker”
“Joe assaulted Sam”
“Two students were messing around
in hallway before class”
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 EVVRS
and HIB-ITP resources are on the
EVVRS Welcome Page
 For
EVVRS reporting due dates
 For
EVVRS system help
 When
in doubt, direct questions to
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