Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying
It is the intent of the NJ Legislature in its January 2011 enactment of the new Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB) Law to strengthen the standards and procedures for preventing, reporting, investigating, and responding to incidence of HIB of students that occur in school and off school premises.
The District prohibits all acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying. HIB is defined as any gesture, written, verbal or physical act or any electronic communication (that is, transmitted by an electronic device) whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents that:
Please click here for the NJ State Guidance Memo
HIB CONTACT INFORMATION Contact information for the District Bullying Coordinator and Specialists is as follows:
The District prohibits all acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying. HIB is defined as any gesture, written, verbal or physical act or any electronic communication (that is, transmitted by an electronic device) whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents that:
- Is reasonably perceived as being motivated by either 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
- 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 that
- A reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, that the act will have the effect of physically or emotionally harming a student or damaging the student’s property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to person or damage to property; or
- Has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students, or
- Creates a hostile educational environment for the student by interfering with a student’s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the student.
Please click here for the NJ State Guidance Memo
HIB CONTACT INFORMATION Contact information for the District Bullying Coordinator and Specialists is as follows:
| District-Anti Bullying Coordinator | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District- Board Office | Judy McCormick | Judy.McCormick@sbschools.org | 732-297-7800 x3567 |
| School Anti-Bullying Specialists | |||
| Brooks Crossing & Deans Schools | Alice Priano | Alice.Priano@sbschools.org | 732-821-7478 x3711 |
| Brunswick Acres School | Jacqueline Turner | Jacqueline.Turner@sbschools.org | 732-297-6621 x3468 |
| Cambridge School | Margaret Ehrhardt | Margaret.Ehrhardt@sbschools.org | 732-297-2941 x3563 |
| Constable School | Amy Finkelstein | Amy.Finkelstein@sbschools.org | 732-297-2488 x3023 |
| Greenbrook School | Cindy Patrych-Brotman | Cindy.Patrych-Brotman@sbschools.org | 732-297-2480 x3015 |
| Indian Fields & Dayton Schools | Amy Robles | Amy.Bartelsen-Robles@sbschools.org | 732-329-1043 x3017 |
| Monmouth Junction School | Lynne Weinstein | Lynne.Sultan-Weinstein@sbschools.org | 732-329-6981 x3657 |
| Crossroads North Middle School | Vickie Moses | Victoria.Moses@sbschools.org | 732-329-4191 x3841 |
| Crossroads South Middle School | Keith Koellhoffer | Keith.Koellhoffer@sbschools.org | 732-329-4633 x3913 |
| SB High School | Anastasia Marcella | Anastasia.Marcella@sbschools.org | 732-329-4044 x5214 |
| Community Education | Sheila Barry | Sheila.Barry@sbschools.org | 732-297-7800 x3197 |