Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying
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Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying
The Berkeley Heights Board of Education prohibits acts of harassment, intimidation, or bullying of a student. A safe and civil environment in school is necessary for students to learn and achieve high academic standards. Harassment, intimidation, or bullying, like other disruptive or violent behaviors, is conduct that disrupts both a student’s ability to learn and a school’s ability to educate its students in a safe and disciplined environment. Harassment, intimidation, or bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that may involve a real or perceived power imbalance. Since students learn by example, school administrators, faculty, staff and volunteers should be commended for demonstrating appropriate behavior, treating others with civility and respect, and refusing to tolerate harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
HIB Policy 5512.01
“Harassment, intimidation, or bullying” means any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electronic communication, as defined in N.J.S.A. 18A:37-14, 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; takes place on school property, at any school-sponsored function, on a school bus, or off school grounds, as provided for in N.J.S.A. 18A:37-15.3; and 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(s) 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 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.
2022 Updated Amendments P.L. 2022., c. 338
DISTRICT ANTI-BULLYING COORDINATORS
Jon Morisseau (PreK-5) - jmorisseau@bhpsnj.org, 464-1713 x4510
Madison Rowohlt (6-12)- mrowohlt@bhpsnj.org, 464-3100 x2713
ANTI-BULLYING SPECIALISTS
Governor Livingston High School
Marissa Gold - mgold@bhpsnj.org
Melissa Mohr- mmohr@bhpsnj.org
Michelle Morin - mmorin@bhpsnj.org
Jay Pimentel- jpimentel@bhpsnj.org
Carolyn Quigley - cquigley@bhpsnj.org
Steve Siebelts - ssiebelts@bhpsnj.org
James Weaver- jweaver@bhpsnj.org
Emily Zengel- ezengel@bhpsnj.org
Columbia Middle School
Gina DeLauro - gdelauro@bhpsnj.org
Heather Goldstein - hgoldstein@bhpsnj.org
Ashley Morris - amorris@bhpsnj.org
Megan Gallagan - mgallagan@bhpsnj.org
Peter Sempepos - psempepos@bhpsnj.org
Mountain Park
Chris Coughlin - ccoughlin@bhpsnj.org
Elizabeth Doerrbecker- edoerrbecker@bhpsnj.org
Thomas P. Hughes
Elizabeth Bartlett - ebartlett@bhpsnj.org
William Woodruff
Deborah Velelis - dvelelis@bhpsnj.org
Mary Kay McMillin
Aida Swon- aswon@bhpsnj.org
Dr. Susan Tennant - stennant@bhpsnj.org