HCPSS MPIA Request #2020-046

Requested Information
I would like to file a Maryland Public Information Request for the following:

Number of incidents of bullying, harassment or intimidation reported to the Howard County School system between September 1, 2018 and June 21, 2019 broken down by school level and school.

False bullying, harassment or intimidation reporting rate for the 2016-2017 school year, 2017-2018 school year and the 2018-2019 school year.

Copy of bullying report presented to Howard County School Board during April 2019 meeting.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Response Notes

Per discussions regarding available data, responsive to this request records under our response to MPIA 2019-169 included a report of total incidents of bullying as well as those marked as false allegations by school for SY17, SY18, and at the time SY19 to date (April of 2019). Please note our comment in that response regarding review of the data.

Also linked in that response was the April 25, 2019 Board of Education meeting where a report on bullying would be presented. That report is available online: https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/hcpssmd/Board.nsf/files/BBAP866354BF/$file/04%2025%202019%20Bullying%20Cyberbullying%20and%20Harassment%20Report%20BR.pdf.

*Some request language is summarized to include the requester's specific document requests and legally protected information (such as personally identifiable information of a student) or personal, defamatory and malicious content removed at the discretion of the school system.

**Responses containing legally protected information available only to the person of interest are omitted from the above report.

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