An Administrator's Guide to California Private School Law

Chapter 12 - Investigations

h. Sample Questions For Most Circumstances: i. Questions For The Complainant:

 What did [the alleged] do that you found to be harassing?  Tell me everything [the alleged] said and did that you found harassing.  Have you now told me every incident that you found to be harassing?  When did each incident occur?  Where did each incident occur?  Was anyone else present when each incident occurred? Who, and for how long? Anyone else?  Are you aware of the school’s policies on harassment and discrimination?  What are they?  Did you tell anyone else about any of the incidents?  Which incidents did you tell somebody else about and who did you tell?  When did you tell each other person about each incident?  What did you tell each person about each incident?  Have you posted anything about this online, including on Facebook or in blogs or comments?  Aside from the conduct that you are now complaining about, has [the alleged] done anything else that you found to be harassing?  Aside from the conduct that you are now complaining about, has anyone else done anything that you found to be harassing?  How did you respond to [the alleged] after each incident?  If you responded to [the alleged], what did [the alleged] do in response to your statements?  If you did not respond to [the alleged], why not?  If you did not respond to [the alleged] at the time of the incident, have you ever followed up with [the alleged] to discuss the incident?  Have you ever witnessed [the alleged] act in the same manner towards another employee?  Have you ever heard that [the alleged] acted in the same manner towards another employee?

 If so, when did the incident occur?  When did you learn of the incident?

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