Reporting Incidents
Reporting Incidents
In an effort to ensure that our schools are an inclusive and welcoming place for all students and families, we want to make sure everyone has someone they can turn to when they feel a student’s right to an education is being jeopardized, especially incidents that directly impact students’ protected identities (race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national origin, age, or handicap/disability). Concerned students and families can use the following options for reporting such incidents:
A second option is reporting to the Director of Equity and Student Supports at the Central Office: Johnny Cole (781) 861-2580 x68052 <jcole@lexingtonma.org>.
Civil Rights Contact Officer
A third option is reporting to your school’s Civil Rights Contact Officer, the building principal. See a full list with contact information below.
A final option if none of the others is appropriate is using the online reporting form available here.
NOTE: You can make this report completely anonymous by not telling us your name (we won't know who you are). However, it may impede the investigation in the event that we have clarifying questions about your report. If you choose to tell us who you are, we can maintain your anonymity in most cases.
Civil Rights
In keeping with federal and state laws, as well as local policies, Lexington Public Schools works diligently to maintain the civil rights of all students and staff. More information is available here.
What is an incident of discrimination or bias?
Differential treatment and/or disadvantage based wholly or in part on a community member's protected class (race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national origin, age, or handicap/disability) may be classified as bias and/or discrimination according to federal statutes. In some cases, these incidents may overlap with state bullying legislation and/or may involve law enforcement if the incident is deemed to be potentially criminal. When school staff are aware of incidents of possible discrimination or bias, school administrators are committed to fully investigating the nature of the activity, the harm caused to our community, and what steps must be taken to repair that harm and reduce the likelihood of similar incidents reoccurring.
Civil Rights Contact Officers
As noted above, each building has a designated Civil Rights Contact Officer, which is the principal in each building. Specific names and contact information is as follows:
Lexington Children's Place
Heejean Parry-Cruwys, hparry@lexingtonma.org, 781-860-5823
Bowman Elementary School
Jenny Corduck, jcorduck@lexingtonma.org, 781-861-2500
Bridge Elementary School
Meg Colella, mcolella@lexingtonma.org, 781-861-2510
Estabrook Elementary School
Gerardo Martinez, gmartinez@lexingtonma.org, 781-861-2520
Fiske Elementary School
Brian Baker, bbaker@lexingtonma.org, 781-541-5001
Harrington Elementary School
Jackie Daley, jdaley@lexingtonma.org, 781-860-0012
Hastings Elementary School
Chris Wai, cwai@lexingtonma.org 781-860-5800
Clarke Middle School
Dane Despres, ddespres@lexingtonma.org, 781-861-2450
Diamond Middle School
Marlon Davis, mdavis@lexingtonma.org, 781-861-2460
Lexington High School
Andrew Baker, abaker@lexingtonma.org, 781-861-2320, Extension 69103
Bullying Prevention & Intervention Plan
School bullying is prohibited in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts according to Section 370, which also requires districts to maintain bullying prevention and intervention plans and creates an expectation of due diligence in investigating allegations of bullying.
Originally developed in 2010, the district most recently updated its Bullying Prevention & Intervention Plan in April 2021. Additional information can be found in the School Committee Policy.
Allegations of bullying can be made via the methods noted above or via the Bullying Incident Reporting Form. Paper copies are available in school offices.
For more information about how each school addresses student discipline, please refer to individual school handbook inserts.
Title IX
We follow all federal regulations and policies regarding Title IX allegations, investigations, and findings. More information is available here, as well as in the documentation below.