Discipline and Bullying
ELC’S ATHOS HONORED FOR ANTI-BULLYING WORK
Published on: May 13, 2014
ELC Senior Attorney Elizabeth Athos was recognized for her outstanding efforts to ensure safe and harassment-free schools through her contributions to NJ's groundbreaking Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights law.
ADVOCACY EFFORT TRIGGERS COMMISSIONER'S REVERSAL ON ELIMINATION OF HIB REGULATION
Published on: September 4, 2013
Commissioner Cerf has confirmed in a letter to legislators that the NJDOE will withdraw a controversial proposal to delete an existing requirement governing a school district's response to harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB).
ELC PRESSES NJDOE ON BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN CHARTER SCHOOLS
Published on: May 21, 2013
In recent comments to the NJDOE, ELC pointed out a glaring omission in the State's bilingual education regulations. State rules governing bilingual education do not define the term “district boards of education” to include the board of trustees of a charter school.
ADVOCATES TELL NJ ANTI-BULLYING TASK FORCE THAT FURTHER REFORM IS NEEDED
Published on: April 22, 2013
New Jersey Special Education Practitioners, with the support of ELC and other advocacy groups, presented testimony and written comments to New Jersey's Anti-Bullying Task Force about revisions needed to the state’s anti-bullying law.
FUNDING SCHOOLS UNDER STATE FORMULA IS KEY TO IMPLEMENTING NJ ANTI-BULLYING LAW
Published on: March 30, 2012
In response to a pending challenge before the Council on Local Mandates, the NJ Legislature recently amended the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights to provide $1 million in grants for bullying prevention to be made available to school districts to implement the law's requirements.
REPRESENTING STUDENTS WHO ARE BULLIED
Published on: November 8, 2011
ELC and Volunteer Lawyers for Justice have designed a training seminar to encourage attorneys to take on pro bono representation of students who are bullied. The seminar, which features a range of presenters on topics including federal and state law and bullying awareness, will take place on Nov. 29 at Rutgers School of Law-Newark.
NJ BULLYING COMMISSION ISSUES URGENT CALL FOR REFORM
Published on: December 15, 2009
Noting that nearly 160,000 school children miss school each day because they fear being bullied, the NJ Commission on Bullying in Schools issued a report today aimed at reducing school harassment, intimidation, and bullying: "There Isn't a Moment to Lose: An Urgent Call for Legal Reform and Effective Practices to Combat Bullying in New Jersey Schools."
STATE BOARD ADOPTS RULES ON STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
Published on: September 26, 2005
The NJ State Board of Education has adopted regulations governing student discipline and conduct in New Jersey public schools. The rules are designed to address the wide variation in disciplinary practices throughout the state, and to provide basic standards all districts must follow.