Student Safety

Dorchester County School District 4


Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” 100 53
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 97.9 53
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 99.4 173
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 95.3 173
Evaluations By Students Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.” 90.8 1367
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.” 77.1 1367
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 91.6 1367

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2025-2026 Incident Management System (IMS)

Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? No
Was a homicide committed at your school? No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape 0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape) 2
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon 0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon 1
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon 0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon 16
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon 48
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 410
Students with out of school suspensions 346
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 1
Incidents of bullying and harassment 13
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/