Anti-Bullying Specialist

Anti-Bullying Specialist

Ms. Heinke is also Long Pond's Anti-Bullying Specialist (ABS). As an ABS she works in accordance to the New Jersey State HIB Law (N.J.S.A. 18A:37-14) to lead investigations of incidents of harassment, intimidation, or bullying, chair the School Safety Team as provided in N.J.S.A. 18A:37-21, and act as the primary school official responsible for preventing, identifying, and addressing incidents of harassment, intimidation, or bullying in the school. 

Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB)

New Jersey has been a leader in the establishment of a strong statutory, regulatory policy and program framework to support the prevention, remediation and reporting of HIB in schools.  This webpage provides access to information and resources regarding the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (ABR) and how the ABR is implemented in New Jersey’s public schools through their HIB policies and procedures.

Definition of bullying as per New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act

N.J.S.A. 18A:37-14 defines "Harassment, intimidation or bullying" as any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electronic communication, whether it be a single incident or 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 property, at any school-sponsored function, on a school bus, or off school grounds as provided for in section 16 of P.L.2010, c.122 (C.18A:37-15.3), that substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights of other students and that: 

1. 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 person or damage to his property; or

2. has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students; or

3. 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.

Reporting an Incident of Harassment, Intimidation, and/or Bullying

To report an incident of harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying please fill out the below 338 form and email to Ms. Heinke right away.