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What Are The Goals?

West Morris Regional District Board of Education Meeting June 25, 2012 Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Review of Data Dr. David Leigh Coordinator of HIB. What Are The Goals?. To reduce/eliminate incidents of harassment, intimidation and bullying

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What Are The Goals?

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  1. West Morris Regional DistrictBoard of Education MeetingJune 25, 2012Anti-Bullying Bill of RightsReview of DataDr. David LeighCoordinator of HIB

  2. What Are The Goals? • To reduce/eliminate incidents of harassment, intimidation and bullying • To develop a school climate where respect and tolerance of differences is the norm. To have a student body that steps in to say: * “not here” * “we do not treat one another like that”

  3. Definition of HIB Any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electronic communication, whether it be a single incidentor a series of incidents, that is reasonably perceived as being motivated either 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, that takes place on school grounds, at any school sponsored function or on a school bus, or off school grounds, in accordance with law, that substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights of other students, and that:

  4. Definition Continued • A reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, 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 his/her person or damage to his/her property; or • Had the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students; or • Creates a hostile educational environment for the student by interfering with the student’s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the student.

  5. Distinguishing HIB from Non-HIB Harassment, intimidation or bullying has occurred when: • There is a target 2. There is an imbalance of power or strength (whether it be real or perceived) • Causes physical or emotional harmto target

  6. HIB INCIDENTSSeptember 2011-January 2012 Number of Claims WMC- 9 WMM- 15 District- 24 Number Substantiated WMC- 5 (55%) WMM- 11 (73%) District- 16 (66%) Number Meeting Definition WMC- 1 WMM- 5 District- 6

  7. Source of Complaints WMC Students- 3 Staff- 2 Parents- 4 Mendham Students- 9 Staff- 3 Parents- 2 Anonyomous- 1

  8. Grade Level of Targeted StudentsGrade Level of Victims WMC Grade 9- 3 Grade 10- 1 Grade 11- 1 Grade 12- 0 Mendham Grade 9- 3 Grade 10- 2 Grade 11- 6 Grade 12- 1 District Grade 9- 6 Grade 10- 3 Grade 11- 7 Grade 12- 1

  9. Grade Level of Perpetrators of HIB WMC Grade 9 2 Grade 10 1 Grade 11 1 Grade 12 5 WMM Grade 9 3 Grade 10 2 Grade 11 8 Grade 12 1 District Grade 9 5 Grade 10 3 Grade 11 9 Grade 12 6

  10. Gender of Victim

  11. Gender of Perpetrators of HIB

  12. Cyberinvolvement • Central- 0/5 0% • Mendham- 4/11 36% • District- 4/15 27%

  13. Discipline Imposed West Morris Central- 5 / 5 100% Mendham High School- 4 / 11 36% District- 9 / 16 56% There were zero incidences of recidivism including the same parties

  14. Efforts to Educate • Grade 9- 4 days of End The Cycle curriculum including a viewing of the film Sticks & Stones. Seniors are then trained to facilitate role plays and discuss/review tools to use as the bystander. • Grade 10- Assembly program • Grade 11- 4 days of Find The Courage curriculum targeting the skills of the bystander • Grade 12- Toolkit

  15. Challenges • If everything is bullying, nothing is bullying; must be able to distinguish HIB from Non-HIB • Part of growing up involves the dynamic of a social pecking order • The “not my child” syndrome • To the parent of the bully the punishment is too severe; to the parent of the victim the punishment is too light • If adults intervene too often and too early, will this generation develop ability to handle social conflict independently • Must work together to hold students accountable to their actions

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