| (a) At the conclusion of the investigation, we must
assign an individual disposition to each allegation of abuse or neglect,
as well as an overall disposition to the investigation.
(b) We use the following allegation dispositions for
investigations in school settings:
(1) Reason-to-believe;
(2) Ruled-out;
(3) Unable to complete;
(4) Unable to determine; and
(5) Administrative closure.
(c) The overall investigation disposition is the summary
finding about the abuse or neglect that was investigated. The overall
disposition is determined in the following manner:
(1) Reason-to-believe. If any allegation disposition
is "reason-to-believe", the overall investigation disposition is "reason-to-believe".
(2) Unable-to-determine. If any allegation disposition
is "unable-to-determine" and no allegation disposition is "reason-to-believe",
the overall investigation disposition is "unable-to-determine".
(3) Unable to complete. If any allegation disposition
is "unable to complete" and no allegation disposition is "reason-to-believe"
or "unable-to-determine", the overall investigation disposition is
"unable to complete".
(4) Ruled-out. If all allegation dispositions are "ruled-out",
the overall investigation disposition is "ruled out".
(5) Administrative closure. The overall disposition
of an investigation is "administrative closure" if all individual
allegations in the investigation are given the disposition of "administrative
closure".
(d) The overall role for the alleged perpetrator and
alleged victim at the end of an investigation in the school setting
is the summary finding about the person's involvement in the abuse
or neglect that was investigated. An individual's overall role is
determined as follows:
(1) Designated perpetrator. When any allegation involving
the alleged perpetrator is "reason-to-believe".
(2) Designated victim. When any allegation involving
the alleged victim is "reason-to-believe".
(3) Unknown (unable-to-determine). When any allegation
involving the person is "unable-to-determine" and no allegation involving
the person is "reason-to-believe".
(4) Unknown (unable to complete). When any allegation
involving the person is "unable to complete" and no allegation involving
the person is "reason-to-believe" or "unable-to-determine".
(5) No role. When all allegations involving the person
are "ruled-out" or "administrative closure".
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