- Glassboro Public Schools
- What is "HIB" or bullying?
Anti Bullying
Page Navigation
- HIB Home Page and District Contact Information
- District Anti-Bullying Self-Assessments/NJ Official Release of District Self-Assessments
- What is "HIB" or bullying?
- Start Anonymous Incident Report
- HIB Timeline
- 10 Steps of the Complaint and Investigation Process
- Why does the process take so long?
- Why don't administrators tell me anything about the incident when they make the initial call?
- Are parents present during a student interview?
- What happens when my child is labeled a "bully" as a result of an investigation?
- What are the consequences for students who have violated the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights?
- How will this affect my child's school record?
- What information will I receive at the conclusion of the investigation?
- HIB Forms
- HIB Policies
- HIB Resources
Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying
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DEFINITION OF HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING: Harassment, intimidation or bullying means 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 that 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 person or damage to his property;
- 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.
The HIB policy requires that a suspected violation of the policy be reported to determine if the action was or was not a violation.
