Fishers City Judge Dan Henke has submitted his report on a class incident at an HSE school and the school district says it will make improvements as a result, but is not disclosing details of Judge Henke’s findings, due to “a significant amount of student information.”

According to a statement issued Friday afternoon, the school district says it does not have the proper consent to release the report with this information.

Although Judge Henke’s findings were not released, the HSE District says it plans to use the report “to create and build upon current procedures for the  re-entry of students following a traumatic event.”

Below is the summary provided by school officials on improvements to be implemented:

• School administration, counselor and/or school social worker will contact the
affected student and family to offer a re-entry meeting to determine a plan for ongoing supports and what information they are comfortable with sharing to create
safeguards.

• Notify appropriate teachers and staff to discuss instructional and social emotional
supports needed, including changes to the classroom environment and/or student’s
schedule.

• School administration will provide oversight and regular check-ins with affected
student and applicable staff to monitor student’s transition to school and report any
possible stressors.

Judge Henke was asked to investigate an incident involving a “Defund the Police?” poster in a high school classroom.  According to school officials, the brother of Officer Noah Shahnavaz saw the poster in the class and that resulted in an apology from the school board, assuring the community the school district does not believe in defunding the police and the poster was a student project from the previous year.

Officer Noah Shahnavaz, a Fishers resident, died in the line of duty as part of the Elwood Police Department.

“HSE is committed to doing everything possible to ensure all students feel safe, accepted and supported while in school, and supporting teachers in this endeavor,” the HSE Schools statement says. “Additionally, HSE has already begun organizing a regularly scheduled meeting with local law enforcement and public safety officials to improve communications and cultivate the trust of the community.”

The HSE School District is establishing a part of its Web site to this commitment of making improvements, which can be found at this link.