Bullying and Racism - IL
The State Board of Education (ISBE) has implemented new reporting requirements for bullying and racism incidents. Starting with the 2024-25 school year, all school districts, charter schools, and nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary schools must collect and submit non-identifiable data on incidents of bullying, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
This page lists the data collection on incidents of bullying, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. This page can be accessed via Special Function
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Field Name | Description | Table[FieldName] |
BRID | Unique identifier for the bullying or racism incident report. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]BRID |
School | Name or identifier of the school where the incident occurred. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]School |
Linked to Incident | Indicates if the report is linked to a specific incident. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]LinkFlg |
Incident ID | Unique identifier for the specific incident. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]IncidentID |
RCDTS | Region-County-District-Type-School code, a unique identifier for schools in Illinois. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]IncidentRCDTS |
Date Allegation Received by the school | The date the school received the bullying or racism allegation. Date of Allegation should be greater than Date of Allegated Incident. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Dt_Allegation_RECD |
Date of Alleged Incident | The date when the alleged incident occurred. This Date should be less than or equal to 'Date Allegation Received by the school' and 'Date Investigation Resolved' | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Dt_Allegation |
Sexual Harassment | Incidents involving unwelcome sexual advances or conduct. State Report Aggregate code - HAR | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Sex_Har |
Discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color or national origin | Incidents involving unfair treatment or harassment based on race, color, or national origin. State Report Subcode - 02 | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Har_RCN |
Discrimination or harassment on the basis of sex | Incidents involving unfair treatment or harassment based on sex. State Report Subcode - 03 | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]HAR_SEX |
Discrimination or harassment on the basis of religion | Incidents involving unfair treatment or harassment based on religion. State Report Aggregate code - HAR | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]HAR_REL |
Discrimination or harassment on the basis of disability | Incidents involving unfair treatment or harassment based on disability. State Report Subcode - 01 | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]HAR_DIS |
Retaliation | Incidents involving adverse actions taken against someone for reporting bullying or discrimination. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Retaliation |
Verified allegation of Bullying (non-cyber) | Confirmed incidents of bullying that do not involve electronic means. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Ver_Allegation_NonCyber |
Verified allegation of Bullying (cyber) | Confirmed incidents of bullying that involve electronic means. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Ver_Allegaation_Cyber |
Allegation Status | Current status of the bullying or racism allegation (e.g., pending, resolved). | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Allegation_Status |
Investigation Pending Additional Information | Indicates if the investigation is awaiting more information. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Inv_Pend_AddInfo |
Date Investigation Resolved | The date when the investigation was concluded. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Dt_Inv_Res |
None | Indicates no specific category applies | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_None |
Race | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on race. State Report Subcode - 02 | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Race |
Color | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on skin color. State Report Subcode - 02 | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Color |
Religion | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on religion. State Report Subcode - 05 | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Religion |
Sex | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on sex. State Report Subcode - 03 | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Sex |
National Origin | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on national origin. State Report Subcode - 02 | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Origin |
Ancestry | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on ancestry. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Ancestry |
Physical Appearance | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on physical appearance. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Phy_App |
Socioeconomic status | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on socioeconomic status. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Eco_Status |
Academic Status | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on academic performance. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Aca_Status |
Pregnancy | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on pregnancy. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Pregnancy |
Parenting Issue | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment related to parenting. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Parent_Iss |
Homeless | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on homelessness. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Homeless |
Age | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on age. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Age |
Marital Status | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on marital status. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Mar_Status |
Physical /Mental Disability | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on physical or mental disability. State Report Subcode - 01 | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Disability |
Military Status | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on military status. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Miltry_Status |
Sexual Orientation | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on sexual orientation. State Report Subcode - 04 | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Sex_Orient |
Gender-related identity or expression | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on gender identity or expression. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Gen_Iden |
Unfavourable discharge from military service | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on an unfavorable discharge from military service. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Mil_Discharge |
Association with a person or group with one or more or the aforementioned actual or perceived characteristics | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on association with individuals or groups with the listed characteristics. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Perceivd_Char |
Any other distinguishing characteristics | Incidents involving discrimination or harassment based on other unique characteristics. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Dis_Char |
School Adhered to bulling policy | Indicates if the school followed its bullying policy. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Sch_Policy |
Parent notifications within 24 hours | Indicates if parents were notified within 24 hours of the incident. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Parent_Notf |
Number of bulling incident referred to the compliant manager | The number of bullying incidents referred to the complaint manager. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Inc_Ref |
Number of safety plans issued to students as a result of bullying compliant investigation | The number of safety plans issued to students following a bullying investigation. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Safety_Plans |
Other Pertinent information to the investigation | Any other relevant information related to the investigation. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Peri_Info |
Findings related to bullying compliant investigation | The findings from the bullying complaint investigation. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Findings |
Victim count for this incident | Total number of Victims added in the incident | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Victim |
Bullying count for this incident | The number of bullying incidents involved | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_Count |
IDHR training occurred | Indicates if training by the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) occurred. | [S_IL_BullyingRacism_S]Bullying_IDHR |