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Harassment, Intimidation, & Bullying Data

Mentor Public Schools' goal is to provide a safe and secure environment in which students can grow academically, emotionally and socially. To this end, the school district has implemented a coordinated, research-driven program to prevent harassment, intimidation and bullying in our schools. In accordance with Mentor Board of Education policy 9.34 the district provides semi-annual reports to the board regarding the number of harassment, intimidation and bullying incidents in the school district to help measure the effectiveness of our efforts. The data from these reports will be posted here.

According to board policy 9.34, "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" means any intentional written, graphic, verbal, or physical act that a student has exhibited toward another particular student more than once and the behavior both:
  1. Causes mental or physical harm to the other student; and
  2. Is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment for the other student.
 
Such conduct can take many forms and can include many different behaviors having overt intent to ridicule, humiliate or intimidate another student. Examples of such conduct include, but are not limited to:
  1. Physical violence and/or attacks.
  2. Verbal taunts, name-calling, and put-downs, including taunts based on ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or other protected and/or individual characteristics.
  3. Threats and intimidation (through words and/or gestures).
  4. Extortion or stealing of money and/or possessions.
  5. Exclusion from the peer group.

The following charts show documented incidents of harassment, intimidation or bullying in Mentor Schools:

2023-2024
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 1 0
Middle School 0 1
High School 4 0
 
2022-2023
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 1 2
Middle School 2 3
High School 1 1
 
 
2021-2022
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 3   4
Middle School 0 1
High School 1 2
 
2020-2021
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 0    0
Middle School 0 0
High School 0 0
 
 
2019-2020
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 2 0
Middle School 3 2
High School 8 2
 
 
2018-2019
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 0    3
Middle School 4 2
High School 0 2
 
2017-2018
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 0    2
Middle School 4 5
High School 0 0
 
2016-2017
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 0    1
Middle School 10 10
High School 0 0
 
2015-2016
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 2 6
Middle School 2 7
High School 2 0
 
2014-2015
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 0 0
Middle School 2 5
High School 1 2
 
2013-2014
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 0 1
Middle School 2 7
High School 1 2
 
2012-2013
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 3 3
Middle School 7 10 
High School 1 5
 
2011-2012
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 3 2
Middle School 5 8
High School 6 12
 
2010-2011
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 9 10
Middle School 4 6
High School 10 9
 
2009-2010
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 7 11
Middle School 15 25
High School 6 9
 
2008-2009
Grade Level Semester 1  Semester 2
Elementary School 8 14
Middle School 33 21
High School 3 4