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The playbook your team needs for the first 24 hours after a serious allegation of staff misconduct.
Built from our experience leading more than 2,500 K-12 investigations, this step-by-step fillable PDF gives school leaders, Title IX coordinators, and administrators a single, reliable protocol for the critical first hours and days after a sexual misconduct report, spelling out exactly what to do, who is responsible for each task, and how to document actions so your record is defensible.
What it covers:
Immediate steps: Capture and preserve the report, notify parents, law enforcement, and key personnel in the correct order, and record each action as you go so nothing is missed when pressure is high.
Student safety and support: Assess risk with clarity, implement protective measures that are proportional and prompt, and document services and follow-ups so support is visible to families and oversight bodies.
Legal and compliance requirements: Initiate Title IX obligations on time, meet mandated reporting laws without hesitation, and create a contemporaneous record that demonstrates a prompt, compliant response.
Why it works: the guide removes guesswork by translating legal and policy requirements into plain, sequenced actions; it drives accountability by assigning ownership and timelines to each step; and it reduces risk by standardizing documentation practices that stand up to audits, OCR reviews, and litigation.
Format and fit: printable PDF with fillable fields, ready for immediate use in districts of any size and adaptable to local policy language without extra lift.
Equip your team with a protocol they can follow with confidence, protect students while meeting your obligations, and cut down liability by getting the first 24 hours right.
This pairs perfectly with our Non-Title IX Investigation Plan & Checklist, which picks up where this leaves off and walks your team through the complaint to the investigation closing so they can proceed with confidence and ensure compliance each time.
The playbook your team needs for the first 24 hours after a serious allegation of staff misconduct.
Built from our experience leading more than 2,500 K-12 investigations, this step-by-step fillable PDF gives school leaders, Title IX coordinators, and administrators a single, reliable protocol for the critical first hours and days after a sexual misconduct report, spelling out exactly what to do, who is responsible for each task, and how to document actions so your record is defensible.
What it covers:
Immediate steps: Capture and preserve the report, notify parents, law enforcement, and key personnel in the correct order, and record each action as you go so nothing is missed when pressure is high.
Student safety and support: Assess risk with clarity, implement protective measures that are proportional and prompt, and document services and follow-ups so support is visible to families and oversight bodies.
Legal and compliance requirements: Initiate Title IX obligations on time, meet mandated reporting laws without hesitation, and create a contemporaneous record that demonstrates a prompt, compliant response.
Why it works: the guide removes guesswork by translating legal and policy requirements into plain, sequenced actions; it drives accountability by assigning ownership and timelines to each step; and it reduces risk by standardizing documentation practices that stand up to audits, OCR reviews, and litigation.
Format and fit: printable PDF with fillable fields, ready for immediate use in districts of any size and adaptable to local policy language without extra lift.
Equip your team with a protocol they can follow with confidence, protect students while meeting your obligations, and cut down liability by getting the first 24 hours right.
This pairs perfectly with our Non-Title IX Investigation Plan & Checklist, which picks up where this leaves off and walks your team through the complaint to the investigation closing so they can proceed with confidence and ensure compliance each time.
