The Bloomfield Board of Education affirms its responsibility to ensure all students in the public schools of Bloomfield equal educational opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, handicap, ancestry, national origin, and social or economic status. To fulfill this responsibility, the Board has established a plan to review school and classroom practices on a regular basis.
The Superintendent of Schools is authorized to coordinate compliance of alleged discrimination. Anyone wishing to report a suspected violation of this policy should contact the Superintendent at the following address:
Superintendent of Schools
Bloomfield Public Schools
155 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(Telephone: 973-680-8501 x2014)
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES
Bloomfield High School provides students an equal opportunity to achieve at their maximum level of potential, through programs offered at the school unhindered by discriminatory attitudes or practices based on distinctions of race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, place of residence, handicap, or social or economic background.
The Affirmative Action Officer of the school district coordinates all activities to implement this policy. The location of the affirmative action plans, policies, and procedures for the district are located in that office.
HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, AND BULLYING
Bloomfield High School, in compliance with New Jersey’s “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act”, joins schools all over the state in bringing awareness to the chronic bullying issues that plague our schools. Our mission is simple: To ensure that every student and staff member, regardless of race, religion, physical/emotion disability, political affiliation or gender identity feels safe and welcome within our school environment. Through educational initiatives and open and honest dialogue, we hope to increase awareness of the isolation and hardships facing anyone who may be the target of harassment or intimidation. For more information and the Bloomfield Board of Education policies about the anti-bullying law, please visit our website.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
The Board of Education explicitly forbids any conduct or expression that may be construed as the sexual harassment of a pupil, by an employee or the district or by another pupil.
The sexual harassment of a student includes all unwelcome sexual advances or suggestions, requests for sexual favors, and verbal or physical contacts of a sexual nature whenever such contact has the purpose of intimidation or tends to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment.
The School strongly encourages students to report any incident of sexual harassment to the Crisis Counselor, Guidance Counselor, teacher or Administrator.
Any student who engages in sexual harassment of another student will be subject to discipline in accordance with Policy No. 5600.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
If you believe that your rights in the area of affirmative action have been violated, you should take the following measures.
Report the problem to your building Administrator. If the problem is not corrected...
Report the problem to the Building Principal. If the problem is not corrected...
Report the problem to the District Affirmative Action Officer. If the problem is not corrected...
Report the problem to the Board of Education through Ms. Vicky Guo, Board Secretary. Meet with the Board to discuss the problem. If the problem is not corrected...
Report the problem to the Commissioner of Education for adjudication.