Modifies minimum requirements for school district policies prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying.
This New Jersey bill requires school districts to update their anti-bullying policies to explicitly cover school board members, employees, contractors, students, and volunteers (including athletic staff like coaches and trainers). The policies must include specific components such as clear definitions of harassment/intimidation/bullying, anonymous reporting procedures (without allowing discipline based solely on anonymous reports), investigation timelines (10 school days), and escalating consequences for repeat offenses (counseling for first offenses, intervention plans for third offenses). School districts must post policies on their websites, annually review them, and distribute them to parents. The bill also mandates listing anti-bullying coordinators on websites and specifies reporting procedures for incidents to school principals within specific timeframes.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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