• When an incident is reported, administration and school security respond immediately to secure the scene and keep students and staff safe
• Witnesses and involved students immediately become a part of the investigation and are isolated from each other—for their safety as well as the safety of others
• We notify parents of involved students as quickly as possible
• We plan communication to staff, other students, and parents and disseminate it as quickly as possible.  That early communication is likely to be brief and without much detail.  It will also be absent conclusions or decisions or anything that might jeopardize the investigation or potential legal action.
• We remove from school all students who are a threat to themselves or others. This may be “emergency expulsion” or arrest, depending upon the incident.  This is done specifically to reduce the possibility of escalated conflict or danger.

Phase Two

• Administration and school security continue their investigation, working with legal authorities as necessary
• Discipline follows the investigation.  Student discipline specifics are private and protected by law.  That means I cannot reveal to anyone what kind of disciplinary action is enacted for any student of our school. 
• If law enforcement takes action, that does become public information through law enforcement agencies. 

Phase Three…

…must involve all of us because it is only by working together that we can preserve Liberty as a safe, nurturing school for students.  You can help by helping your teens understand their right and responsibility to report when they or someone they know is feeling threatened by another’s actions.