If this is an emergency, please call 911.

To provide Bully/Safety Information:

TEXT OR CALL 844-SAFEROH

or COMPLETE THE ONLINE FORM LOCATED HERE.

Please provide as much detail as possible regarding the incident. Include date, time, location, and names of those involved. All reports are taken seriously.

Making a knowingly false report will result in disciplinary action as required by Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.666(B)(10).

Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying

DEFINITION

Bullying, harassment and intimidation is an intentional written, verbal, electronic or physical act that a student has exhibited toward another particular student more than once.
The intentional act also includes violence within a dating relationship.
The behavior causes mental or physical harm to the other student and is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening or abusive educational environment for the other student.
This behavior is prohibited on school property, on a school bus or at a school-sponsored activity.
Students found responsible for harassment, intimidation or bullying by an electronic act may be suspended.
Discipline procedures will not infringe on any student's rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
When the behavior is sexual harassment, the Title IX sexual harassment grievance process will be followed, if applicable, prior to imposing any discipline that cannot be imposed without resolution of the Title IX process.

COMPLAINTS

Formal Complaints
Students and/or their parents or guardians may file reports regarding suspected hazing, harassment, intimidation, bullying and/or dating violence. The reports should be written. Such written reports must be reasonably specific including person(s) involved; number of times and places of the alleged conduct; the target of suspected harassment, intimidation and/or bullying and the names of any potential student or staff witnesses. Such reports may be filed with any school staff member or administrator. They are promptly forwarded to the building principal/designee for review and action.
Informal Complaints
Students, parents or guardians and school personnel may make informal complaints of conduct that they consider to be harassment, intimidation and/or bullying by verbal report to a teacher, school administrator or other school personnel. Such informal complaints must be reasonably specific as to the actions giving rise to the suspicion of hazing, harassment, intimidation and/or bullying, including person(s) involved, number of times and places of the alleged conduct, the target of the prohibited behavior(s) and the names of any potential student or staff witness. The school staff member or administrator who receives the informal complaint promptly documents the complaint in writing, including the above information. This written report by the school staff member and/or administrator is promptly forwarded to the building principal/designee for review and action.
Anonymous Complaints
Students who make informal complaints as set forth above may request that their name be maintained in confidence by the school staff member(s) and administrator(s) who receive the complaint. The anonymous complaint is reviewed and reasonable action is taken to address the situation, to the extent such action (1) does not disclose the source of the complaint, and (2) is consistent with the due process rights of the student(s) alleged to have committed acts of hazing, bullying and/or dating violence.
False Complaints
Students are prohibited from deliberately making false complaints of harassment, intimidation or bullying. Students found responsible for deliberately making false reports of harassment, intimidation or bullying may be subject to a full range of disciplinary consequences.

Incident Report Form

Health Care Services Offered

New Philadelphia City Schools offers or facilitates the following health care services for physical, mental, and behavioral health.

ODE/ ODH Required Vision Screening
ODE/ODH Required Hearing Screening
ODE/ODH Required Scoliosis Screening
Growth Screening (Height, Weight, BMI)
Pediculosis Screening
Dental Screening
Vision to Learn/ Isee Vision Program
Mobile Dentist Program
Growth and Development Educational Classroom Programs
Fluoride Swish Program

The District obtains parental authorization before providing any type of health care services to students, including physical, mental and behavioral health care services. Parents can choose whether to authorize the District to provide health care services.

This consent does not waive a parent’s right to access their student’s educational or health records or to be notified about a change in the student’s services or monitoring.

Parental authorization for student health care services do not apply to emergency situations, first aid, other anticipated minor health care services or health care services provided pursuant to a student’s IEP or section 504 plan.