Bullying Information
Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB)
The Milltown School District has moved to an online incident reporting form. Please use the link below if you need to report an incident to be considered by our anti-bullying specialists. The following link provides families and caregivers the ability to report alleged HIB incidents confidentially and anonymously.
The School Climate State Coordinator serves as a resource to parents, students and educators at the NJDOE to assist with alleged acts of HIB, related policies, investigations and incident reporting. Contact information: NJDOE State School Climate Coordinator at [email protected]
Below are the most recent updates to the NJ Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act:
- If the school district’s policy permits the use of a preliminary determination for reports of HIB, then the superintendent must annually report to the Board of Education the number of times the preliminary determination was found to be outside the scope of HIB.
- If an alleged incident of HIB is later founded as a verified incident of HIB, copies of the results of the investigation shall be placed in the student’s record.
- If a student is founded to have committed three incidents of HIB, then a principal, in consultation with appropriate school staff, shall develop an individual student intervention plan which shall be approved by the superintendent of schools or the superintendent’s designee. Each subsequent act of verified HIB would also require a principal, in consultation with appropriate school staff, to develop an individual student intervention plan which would be approved by the superintendent of schools or the superintendent’s designee.
- When submitting a written report of HIB to the Administration, the written report shall be on the HIB 338 Form. The Milltown School District's online reporting form will automatically generate this form once it's submitted.
- The school district shall provide a means for a parent or guardian to complete the HIB 338 Form, specified for Families and Caregivers, online and confidentially to report an incident of harassment, intimidation, or bullying. The Milltown school district's online reporting form gives families and caregivers this ability.
Milltown school district is committed to creating a safe learning environment for our students. New Jersey's Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights will help support that effort. Please alert your school anti-bullying specialist or principal of any situation involving harassment, intimidation or bullying. Working together, we can help maintain a positive school climate for our students.
Mr. Justin Bloss
District Anti-Bullying Coordinator
Ms. Amanda Stankowitz
Mr. Michael Tarrant
Mrs. Jennifer Pinnella
Parkview Anti-Bullying Specialist
Phone: 732-214-2360
Email: [email protected]
Children will occasionally experience disagreements with their peers. Incidents of HIB are identified when certain characteristics and motivating factors come into play. Milltown school district offers supervised conflict resolution meetings and peer mediation sessions to assist students with resolving normal conflict. However if an incident is identified as a HIB occurrence, disciplinary action will be taken by the administration and/or Board of Education.
The links below provides an explanation of normal conflict compared to bullying behaviors as well as other resources.