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Harrassment, Intimidation or Harrassment, Intimidation or Bullying (HIB)Bullying (HIB)

Harassment, intimidation or bullying means any gesture, any written, verbal, or physical act, or any electronic communication whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents, that is reasonably perceived as being motivated either by any actual or perceived characteristic, such as:

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Examples of HIB CharacteristicsExamples of HIB Characteristics

• Race

• Color

• Religion

• Ancestry

• National Origin

• Gender

• Sexual Orientation

• Gender Identity & Expression

• Mental, Physical or Sensory Disability

• Or any other distinguishing characteristic

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HIB ContinuedHIB Continued

The incident can take place on school The incident can take place on school property, at any school-sponsored property, at any school-sponsored function, on a school bus function, on a school bus or off or off school grounds that substanially school grounds that substanially disrupts or interferes with the orderly disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights operation of the school or the rights of other students…of other students…

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And that: A reasonable person should And that: A reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, will know, under the circumstances, will have the effect of have the effect of physically or physically or emotionallyemotionally harming a student or harming a student or damaging the student’s property, or damaging the student’s property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of placing a student in reasonable fear of physical or emotionalphysical or emotional harm to his harm to his person or damage to his property.person or damage to his property.

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HIB ContinuedHIB ContinuedOROR

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

OROR Creates a hostile educational environment Creates a hostile educational environment

for the studentfor the student

OROR By interfering with a student’s education or By interfering with a student’s education or

by severely or pervasively causing physical by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the studentor emotional harm to the student

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Nothing contained in the Anti-Bullying Nothing contained in the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act shall alter or reduce Bill of Rights Act shall alter or reduce the rights of a student with a the rights of a student with a disability with the regard to disability with the regard to disciplinary actions or to general or disciplinary actions or to general or special educational services and special educational services and supports.supports.

Page 22, Line 21. Federal law supercedes all state law as in the above disability

Code of ConductCode of Conduct Conduct which shall constitute good cause Conduct which shall constitute good cause

for suspension or expulsion of a pupil for suspension or expulsion of a pupil guilty of such conduct shall now include guilty of such conduct shall now include harassment, intimidation and bullying.harassment, intimidation and bullying.

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A public institution of higher education A public institution of higher education shall adopt a policy to be included in its shall adopt a policy to be included in its student code of conduct prohibiting student code of conduct prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying.harassment, intimidation, or bullying.

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Policy/ProcedurePolicy/Procedure

A school district’s policy on HIB shall include A school district’s policy on HIB shall include provisions for appropriate responses to HIB provisions for appropriate responses to HIB that occur off school grounds in cases in that occur off school grounds in cases in which a school employee is made aware of which a school employee is made aware of such actions.such actions. Page 16, Line 19Page 16, Line 19

Provides a detailed procedure that must be Provides a detailed procedure that must be included in each district’s policy concerning included in each district’s policy concerning the investigation of incidents of HIB. the investigation of incidents of HIB.

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A school employee or contracted A school employee or contracted service provider service provider MUST MUST notify a notify a principal verbally the day of the principal verbally the day of the incident and file a written report with incident and file a written report with the school principal within two days the school principal within two days of observing or being made aware of of observing or being made aware of an act of HIB.an act of HIB.Page 11, Line 10-15Page 11, Line 10-15

HIB reporting process HIB reporting process HIB Incident occurs

School Employee orContracted Service

Provider

Principal

Superintendent

Board of Education

Parent

ABS

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HIB incident occurs

WitnessWitness Verbal report to principalprincipal on the same day when it is witnessed or reliable information is given

Gives school principalprincipal a written report within 2 days of incident.

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SchoolSchool

PrincipalPrincipal

Inform the parents/guardiansparents/guardians of all students involved, the same day as the verbal report and may discuss counseling or other interventions.

Initiates investigation through ABS within ABS within 1 day.1 day.

ABS has 10 days to complete the investigation after receipt of written report.

After the investigation is complete, a report is given to the superintendentsuperintendent within 2 days

Parents are entitled to receive information about the investigation within 5 days after it is sent to Board of Ed.

A parent may request a hearing with the Board of Education which shall be held within 10 days of the request

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SuperintendentSuperintendent

May provide interventions, counseling or additional training to reduce HIB or take/recommend other appropriate action

Must report the investigation to the Board of Education by the next BOE meeting, including actions that took place.

Board of Education shall issue a decision to affirm, reject or modify the superintendent's decision. The board’s decision may be appealed to the Commissioner of Education.

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A school administrator who fails to A school administrator who fails to initiate or conduct an investigation of initiate or conduct an investigation of an incident, or who should have an incident, or who should have known of an incident and fails to take known of an incident and fails to take action, is subject to discipline action, is subject to discipline

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The Department of Education, in consultation with The Department of Education, in consultation with the Division of Civil Rights in the Dept. of Law and the Division of Civil Rights in the Dept. of Law and Public Safety shall develop a Public Safety shall develop a guidance document guidance document for use by parents/guardians, students and school for use by parents/guardians, students and school districts to assist in resolving complaints districts to assist in resolving complaints concerning student harassment, intimidation or concerning student harassment, intimidation or bullying behaviors.bullying behaviors.

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The document shall include best practices for the The document shall include best practices for the prevention, intervention, and remediation of prevention, intervention, and remediation of harassment, intimidation or bullying in schools, harassment, intimidation or bullying in schools, including methods to identify and assist student including methods to identify and assist student populations at high risk for harassment, populations at high risk for harassment, intimidation or bullying. intimidation or bullying.

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Department of EducationDepartment of Education

Department of EducationDepartment of Education

The Commissioner of Education shall The Commissioner of Education shall establish a formal protocol pursuant to establish a formal protocol pursuant to which the office of the executive county which the office of the executive county superintendent of schools shall superintendent of schools shall investigate a complaint that documents investigate a complaint that documents an allegation of a violation… by a school an allegation of a violation… by a school district located within the county, when district located within the county, when the complaint has not been adequately the complaint has not been adequately addressed on the local level. addressed on the local level.

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Reprisals and RetaliationReprisals and Retaliation

A A member of the board of educationmember of the board of education, , school employee, student or volunteer school employee, student or volunteer shall not engage in reprisal, retaliation shall not engage in reprisal, retaliation or false accusation against a victim, or false accusation against a victim, witness or one with reliable information witness or one with reliable information about an act of HIB about an act of HIB


ResponsibilityResponsibility

A A member of a board of educationmember of a board of education, school , school employee, employee, contracted service providercontracted service provider, , student or volunteer who has witnessed, student or volunteer who has witnessed, or has reliable information that a student or has reliable information that a student has been subject to HIB shall report the has been subject to HIB shall report the incident to the appropriate school official incident to the appropriate school official designated by the school district’s policydesignated by the school district’s policy

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The Department of Education will The Department of Education will create the “Bullying Prevention create the “Bullying Prevention Fund” to be used to fund grants to Fund” to be used to fund grants to school districts to provide training school districts to provide training on HIB prevention and on effective on HIB prevention and on effective means to create a positive climate means to create a positive climate Page 20, Line 33Page 20, Line 33

Bullying Prevention FundBullying Prevention Fund

SuperintendentSuperintendent The superintendent of schools shall report to the The superintendent of schools shall report to the

Board of Education and Department of Education Board of Education and Department of Education twice a year…at a public hearing all acts of twice a year…at a public hearing all acts of violence, vandalism and HIB violence, vandalism and HIB Page 7, Line 14-18Page 7, Line 14-18

The superintendent in each school district The superintendent in each school district shall appoint a district anti-bullying shall appoint a district anti-bullying coordinator and sets forth responsibilities coordinator and sets forth responsibilities of that individual of that individual


Provide data, in collaboration with the Provide data, in collaboration with the superintendent of schools, to the superintendent of schools, to the Department of Education regarding Department of Education regarding HIB of students HIB of students Page 17, Line 12Page 17, Line 12

Execute such other duties related to Execute such other duties related to school HIB as requested by the school HIB as requested by the superintendent of schools superintendent of schools


The Anti-Bullying Coordinator shallThe Anti-Bullying Coordinator shall

The Anti-Bullying Coordinator shallThe Anti-Bullying Coordinator shall Be responsible for coordinating and Be responsible for coordinating and

strengthening the school district’s policies to strengthening the school district’s policies to prevent, identify, and address harassment, prevent, identify, and address harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students intimidation, and bullying of students


Collaborate with school anti-bullying specialists Collaborate with school anti-bullying specialists in the district, the board of education, and the in the district, the board of education, and the superintendent of schools to prevent, identify, superintendent of schools to prevent, identify, and respond to HIB of students in the district and respond to HIB of students in the district


Provides that the principal in each public Provides that the principal in each public school shall appoint the currently employed school shall appoint the currently employed school guidance counselor, school school guidance counselor, school psychologist or another similarly trained psychologist or another similarly trained individual as the school anti-bullying specialist. individual as the school anti-bullying specialist.


Anti-BullyingSpecialist

The Anti-Bullying Specialist The Anti-Bullying Specialist shallshall

Chair the school safety teamChair the school safety team Lead the investigation of incidents of HIB Lead the investigation of incidents of HIB

in the schoolin the school Act as the primary school official Act as the primary school official

responsible for preventing, identifying and responsible for preventing, identifying and addressing incidents of HIB in the schooladdressing incidents of HIB in the school


School Safety TeamSchool Safety Team

Each district shall form a school Each district shall form a school safety team in each school to safety team in each school to foster and maintain a positive foster and maintain a positive school climate and shall meet at school climate and shall meet at least two times a year.least two times a year.


School Safety TeamSchool Safety TeamA school safety team shall consist of the principal or A school safety team shall consist of the principal or his designee who, if possible, shall be a senior his designee who, if possible, shall be a senior administrator in the school and the following administrator in the school and the following appointees of the principal:appointees of the principal:•A teacher in the schoolA teacher in the school•A school anti-bullying specialistA school anti-bullying specialist•A parent of a student in the schoolA parent of a student in the school•Other members to be determined by the principalOther members to be determined by the principal

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Receive complaints of HIB of students that Receive complaints of HIB of students that have been reported to the principalhave been reported to the principal

Receive copies of any report prepared after an Receive copies of any report prepared after an investigation of an incident of HIBinvestigation of an incident of HIB

Identify and address patterns of HIB of Identify and address patterns of HIB of students in the schoolsstudents in the schools

Review and strengthen school climate and the Review and strengthen school climate and the policies of the school in order to prevent and policies of the school in order to prevent and address HIB if studentsaddress HIB if students


School Safety TeamSchool Safety Team

School Safety TeamSchool Safety Team Educate the community, including students, teachers, Educate the community, including students, teachers,

administrative staff and parents to prevent and address administrative staff and parents to prevent and address harassment, intimidation or bullying of students.harassment, intimidation or bullying of students.

Shall be provided professional development opportunities Shall be provided professional development opportunities that address effective practices of successful school that address effective practices of successful school climate programs or approachesclimate programs or approaches

Participate in the training required pursuant to the Participate in the training required pursuant to the provisions the principal or the district anti-bullying provisions the principal or the district anti-bullying coordinator may requestcoordinator may request

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SchoolsSchools Requires school districts to establish bullying Requires school districts to establish bullying

prevention programs or approaches which shall be prevention programs or approaches which shall be designed to create school-wide conditions to prevent designed to create school-wide conditions to prevent and address HIB.and address HIB.

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Designates the week beginning with the first Monday Designates the week beginning with the first Monday in October of each year as a “Week of Respect” and in October of each year as a “Week of Respect” and requires the school district observe the week by requires the school district observe the week by providing age- appropriate instruction focusing on providing age- appropriate instruction focusing on preventing HIB preventing HIB


Training Training 2012-20132012-2013

All candidates for school administrator or teacher All candidates for school administrator or teacher certification will be required to complete a certification will be required to complete a program on harassment, intimidation or bullyingprogram on harassment, intimidation or bullying. . Page 18, Line 23 & 42Page 18, Line 23 & 42

School board members within one year of being School board members within one year of being newly elected or appointed or being re-elected or newly elected or appointed or being re-elected or reappointed shall receive training on HIB. reappointed shall receive training on HIB. Page 6, Line 40 - 45Page 6, Line 40 - 45

TrainingTraining

The training course for Safe Schools Resource The training course for Safe Schools Resource Officers and public school employees assigned Officers and public school employees assigned by the board of education to serve as a school by the board of education to serve as a school liaison to law enforcement shall include training liaison to law enforcement shall include training in the protection of students from HIB, including in the protection of students from HIB, including incidents which occur through electronic incidents which occur through electronic communication.communication.


Suicide PreventionSuicide Prevention

Training on Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Training on Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) be a part of the training required for public (HIB) be a part of the training required for public school staff members in suicide prevention.school staff members in suicide prevention.

The instruction in suicide prevention shall include The instruction in suicide prevention shall include information on the relationship between the risk of information on the relationship between the risk of suicide and incidents of HIB and information on suicide and incidents of HIB and information on reducing the risk of suicide in students who are reducing the risk of suicide in students who are members of communities identified as having members of communities identified as having members at high risk of suicide. members at high risk of suicide.


EmploymentEmployment

Adds a conviction of “bias intimidation” to Adds a conviction of “bias intimidation” to the list of crimes for which a person may be the list of crimes for which a person may be disqualified for employment in a schooldisqualified for employment in a school. .


School Report CardSchool Report Card

Includes data identifying the number Includes data identifying the number and nature of all reports of HIBand nature of all reports of HIB

The report will be used to grade e The report will be used to grade e schools and districts be in their schools and districts be in their efforts to implement policies and efforts to implement policies and programs consistent with the “Anti-programs consistent with the “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act” Bullying Bill of Rights Act”


EFFECTS OF BULLYING ON EFFECTS OF BULLYING ON VICTIMSVICTIMS

AcademicAcademic– Truancy, tardiness, low gradesTruancy, tardiness, low grades

Health ProblemsHealth Problems– Loss of appetite, stomach aches, Loss of appetite, stomach aches,

headaches, loss of sleepheadaches, loss of sleep Psychological IssuesPsychological Issues

– Emotional distress, low self esteem, Emotional distress, low self esteem, depression, anxiety, loneliness, depression, anxiety, loneliness, suicidal or homicidal ideations suicidal or homicidal ideations (extreme)(extreme)

BULLYING IS ILLEGAL AND BULLYING IS ILLEGAL AND CRIMINAL!CRIMINAL!

Taking lunch $$ or other propertyTaking lunch $$ or other property

=THEFT – EXTORTION=THEFT – EXTORTION Physical AbusePhysical Abuse

= ASSUALT= ASSUALT Verbal AbuseVerbal Abuse

= HARRASSMENT= HARRASSMENT

NJ LAWNJ LAW Synopsis:Synopsis: 2002 New Jersey Laws, AB 1874, 2002 New Jersey Laws, AB 1874, Requires Requires

each school district to each school district to adopt a policyadopt a policy prohibiting prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying on school harassment, intimidation or bullying on school property, at a school-sponsored function or on a property, at a school-sponsored function or on a school bus. The policy must include aschool bus. The policy must include a definition of definition of bullyingbullying behavior,behavior, consequencesconsequences for engaging in such for engaging in such behavior, abehavior, a procedure for investigationprocedure for investigation of reports of of reports of such behavior, a statement prohibitingsuch behavior, a statement prohibiting retaliationretaliation or or reprisal against persons reporting bullying behavior reprisal against persons reporting bullying behavior and consequences for making a false accusation.and consequences for making a false accusation. RequiresRequires school employees, students or volunteers toschool employees, students or volunteers to report report any incidents of bullyingany incidents of bullying, , intimidation and intimidation and harassment to appropriate school officials.harassment to appropriate school officials. Grants Grants immunityimmunity from any cause of action for damages from any cause of action for damages arising from a failure to remedy the reported incident arising from a failure to remedy the reported incident to persons reporting these incidents.to persons reporting these incidents.

Here’s the Real Here’s the Real Deal…Deal…

160,000 students miss school every day due to 160,000 students miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by a bully. (Fried & fear of attack or intimidation by a bully. (Fried & Fried, 1996)Fried, 1996)

Seven percent of 8Seven percent of 8thth graders stay home at least graders stay home at least once a month because of bullies. (Banks, 2000) once a month because of bullies. (Banks, 2000)

Ten percent of students who drop out of school do Ten percent of students who drop out of school do so because of repeated bullying. (Weinhold & so because of repeated bullying. (Weinhold & Weinhold, 1998) Weinhold, 1998)

About 10 – 15 % of children say they are regularly About 10 – 15 % of children say they are regularly bullied. (Banks, 2000) bullied. (Banks, 2000)

Bullies identified by age Bullies identified by age eighteight are six are six times more likely to be convicted of a times more likely to be convicted of a crime by age 24 and five times more crime by age 24 and five times more likely than non-bullies to end up with likely than non-bullies to end up with serious criminal records by the age of serious criminal records by the age of 30. (Maine Project Against Bullying, 30. (Maine Project Against Bullying, 2000)2000)

Sixty percent of students Sixty percent of students characterized as bullies in grades 6-9 characterized as bullies in grades 6-9 had at least one criminal conviction by had at least one criminal conviction by age 24 (Banks, 2000) age 24 (Banks, 2000)

FIRST - Recognize the FIRST - Recognize the Warning Signs!!!Warning Signs!!!

A victim of bullying may have...A victim of bullying may have...

☹ Frequent crying jagsFrequent crying jags☹ Recurrent complaints of physical Recurrent complaints of physical

symptoms such as stomachaches symptoms such as stomachaches or headaches with no apparent or headaches with no apparent cause cause

☹ Unexplained bruises Unexplained bruises ☹ Increased passivity or Increased passivity or withdrawal withdrawal

☹ Sudden drop in grades, or other Sudden drop in grades, or other

learning problems learning problems ☹ Not wanting to go to school Not wanting to go to school ☹ Significant changes in social lifeSignificant changes in social life

no one is calling or extendingno one is calling or extending

invitations invitations ☹ Sudden change in the way yourSudden change in the way your

student/child talks — calling student/child talks — calling

herself a loser, or a former friendherself a loser, or a former friend

a jerk a jerk

STRATEGIES WITH STRATEGIES WITH BULLIESBULLIES

Non negotiable/Set amount of timeNon negotiable/Set amount of time

Correct the Bully’s thinking errorsCorrect the Bully’s thinking errors

Give brief, clear description of Give brief, clear description of

unacceptable behaviors and unacceptable behaviors and

consequences (consistency is key)consequences (consistency is key)

Build empathy for the victimBuild empathy for the victim

Remember – it is not the child that is Remember – it is not the child that is

unlikable, only their behavior!unlikable, only their behavior!

STRATEGIES WITH STRATEGIES WITH VICTIMSVICTIMS

Use supportive styleUse supportive style Reduce self-blame through Reduce self-blame through

identification of bully behavioridentification of bully behavior Demonstrate compassion and Demonstrate compassion and

empathyempathy Connect victim to helpful peers (build Connect victim to helpful peers (build

a support network)a support network) Mobilize the bystanders to become Mobilize the bystanders to become

the caring majority in the classroom.the caring majority in the classroom.

NEVER BRING BULLY AND VICTIM TOGETHER!

This only gives the bully more ammunition and validates the bully’s behavior

This type of behavior should be handled by the adults– this is not a “kids” problem

ESTABLISH A BULLY ESTABLISH A BULLY PREVENTION ADVISORY PREVENTION ADVISORY GROUP GROUP Include administration, Include administration,

teachers, aides, support teachers, aides, support staff, parents, DARE staff, parents, DARE officer or SROofficer or SRO

DETERMINE THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM (SURVEY)SURVEY)

Informally with K-3rd Informally with K-3rd

- What is teasing vs. - What is teasing vs. bullying? activitybullying? activity

Formally with 4th grade Formally with 4th grade and upand up

USE CLASSROOM LESSONSUSE CLASSROOM LESSONS Crucial starting point soCrucial starting point so that all students have thethat all students have the same information andsame information and know what is expected of know what is expected of them.them. Must be built into theMust be built into the curriculum and repeatedcurriculum and repeated throughout the year.throughout the year.

INVOLVE PARENTS...INVOLVE PARENTS...o Conduct meetings withConduct meetings with and disseminate informationand disseminate information to parents at the school toto parents at the school to make them aware of themake them aware of the school's anti-bullying plan ofschool's anti-bullying plan of action. action. o All parents and childrenAll parents and children should sign off on the policy atshould sign off on the policy at the beginning so there are nothe beginning so there are no questions later on.questions later on.

And And MostMost ImportantlyImportantly…… Teachers, parents and childcare Teachers, parents and childcare

providers should be aware of their own providers should be aware of their own behavior behavior all of the timeall of the time. .

RememberRemember, adults serve as "models" , adults serve as "models" for students who respect them and for students who respect them and may wish to emulate them. Likewise, may wish to emulate them. Likewise, students will not respect the teacher or students will not respect the teacher or classroom rules against bullying if the classroom rules against bullying if the teacher is sarcastic, unfair, or abusive. teacher is sarcastic, unfair, or abusive.

For More Information on:For More Information on:

Children’s AssembliesChildren’s Assemblies: :

Bullying, Fitness, Stranger SafetyBullying, Fitness, Stranger Safety

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development: :

Behavior Management, Health and Behavior Management, Health and Wellness, Physical EducatorsWellness, Physical Educators

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