HIB District & School Grade Report
NJDOE HIB Guidance for Parents
HIB Parent/Volunteer Training and Information
Characteristics of Bullies:
Bullies come in all shapes and sizes. They can be large or small, athletic or not, popular or not, boys or girls. It is important to remember that you cannot tell if someone is a bully by what he or she looks like. The only way to identify a bully is by how they act. A bully can be anyone. There is no one profile, but here are some typical behaviors.
Typically, bullies:
Create or manipulate a situation where there is an imbalance of power
Have a need to control and dominate others
Are quick tempered and impulsive
Take pleasure in seeing someone or an animal in distress
Find it difficult to see a situation from another person’s point of view
Refuse to take responsibility or deny wrong doing
Blame the target or say they deserved what they got
Are good at talking their way out of situations
Are intolerant of differences
Feel superior
Are insensitive to the feelings or needs of others (lack of empathy)
What Bullying is Not:
The following behaviors (some of which can be inappropriate and should be addressed) in and of themselves are not considered bullying:
Arguments/conflict
Not liking someone
Refusing to be friends with someone
Teasing
Making others play things a certain way (being bossy)
Expressing unpleasant thoughts or feelings regarding others
Rivalry
*Some information on this website was adapted from Strauss Esmay Associates, LLP
HIB Resources for Parents
Bullying Prevention 101: A Resource Guide for Parents
PACER Talks About Bullying Video series
Contact Information
Anyone who witnesses or learns of an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying should contact the building principal as soon as possible after they have learned of the act.
District Anti-Bullying Coordinator
Vanessa Ahmed, Vice Principal
Reading-Fleming Intermediate School
(908) 284-7650
E-mail ID: vanessa.ahmed
Anti-Bullying Specialists
Gina Collins
Counselor
Barley Sheaf
E-mail ID: gina.collins
Rebecca Moeri
Counselor
Copper Hill
E-mail ID: rebecca.moeri
Counselor
Lindsay John
Counselor
Reading-Fleming
E-mail ID: lindsay.john
Heather Albanese
Counselor
Reading-Fleming
E-mail ID: heather.albanese
Colette Baills
Counselor
J.P. Case
E-mail ID: colette.baills
School Climate State Coordinator
For questions pertaining to the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights or regulations/requirements related to HIB, contact the NJ DOE State School Climate Coordinator: hib@doe.nj.gov.