Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying. School harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) has a potentially devastating effect, on the individual victims, the offenders and the entire educational community. On January 5, 2011, New Jersey enacted the “Anti Bullying Bill of Rights Act.” (P.L.2010, c.122.) This act sets forth standards for preventing, reporting, investigating and responding to incidents of HIB of students on school grounds, at any school-sponsored function, on a school bus and off school grounds. Although the act primarily addresses the obligations of schools and school districts and does not create any new criminal offenses, it is important to provide for the coordination of efforts between law enforcement and schools in HIB cases (see Article 13.6), particularly when the HIB involves conduct that may constitute a crime or a disorderly persons offense under the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice.
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Samples: Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement, Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement, Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement
