Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Resources

"The Board of Education prohibits acts of harassment, intimidation, or bullying of a student.  The Board has determined that a safe and civil environment in school is necessary for students to learn and achieve high academic standards; harassment, intimidation, or bullying, like other disruptive or violent behaviors, is conduct that disrupts both a student’s ability to learn and a school’s ability to educate its students in a safe and disciplined environment.  Since students learn by example, school administrators, faculty, staff, and volunteers should be commended for demonstrating appropriate behavior, treating others with civility and respect, and refusing to tolerate harassment, intimidation, or bullying."

 

   Policy 5512 - Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying

If you would like to report an allegation of a HIB, please complete and submit the above form, and any evidence to support your claim, to your building principal or administrator.

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HIB: Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Defined

When trying to determine if an incident is HIB, compare it against the definition.

Does the incident meet all of the following?

  • Harassment, Intimidation, or bullying means any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electronic communications, whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents that:

    • ...is reasonably perceived as being motivated by any actual or perceived characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical, or sensory disability; or by any other distinguishing characteristic; and that takes place on school property, at any school sponsored function, on a school bus, or off school grounds that substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights of other students

And, does it meet one of these?

  • A reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, that the act(s) will have the effect of physically or emotionally harming a pupil or damaging the pupil's property, or placing a pupil in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to his/her person or damage to his/her property

  • Has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students

  • Creates a hostile educational environment for the pupil by interfering with a pupil's education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the student

HIB District Contacts

Name

Title/Role

Extension

Email Address

Dr. Douglas Corbett

Anti-Bullying Coordinator

ext. 3206

dcorbett@centralreg.k12.nj.us

Jennifer Mullins

High School Anti-Bullying Specialist

ext. 3307

JMullins@centralreg.k12.nj.us

Christine Selby

Middle School Anti-Bullying Specialist

ext. 5319

CSelby@centralreg.k12.nj.us

School Climate State Coordinator

hib@doe.nj.gov