As required by ORC 3313.666, twice a year, school districts are required to provide the president of the board of education with a written summary of all reported harassment, intimidation and bullying incidents, as well as post the written summary on the district website.
Bullying can be defined as a person being "exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and having difficulty defending himself or herself."
During the first semester of the 2024-25 school year there were a total of 4 incidents of harassment, bullying, intimidation at Gerke.
3 separate incidents occurred where a student made a threat toward another student that required disciplinary action.
1 incident involved another student who harassed another student with name calling that required disciplinary action.