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Board accepts semiannual HIB report; counseling director highlights patterns, prevention work
Summary
The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District Board of Education accepted the district's semiannual Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) report covering July 1'Dec. 31, 2024 after a presentation from Jessica Smedley, director of counseling, who reviewed incident counts, distinguishing characteristics and prevention steps.
The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District Board of Education voted to accept the district's semiannual Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) report covering July 1'Dec. 31, 2024 after a presentation by Jessica Smedley, the district's director of counseling.
Smedley told the board the report documents 42 total investigations during the reporting period, with 24 incidents found to meet the statutory HIB definition and 18 determined not to meet the HIB criteria. She said the district recorded 12 preliminary determinations (instances in which administrators and anti-bullying specialists determined a submitted report should be handled outside the formal HIB investigation process).
The semiannual report is required by the New Jersey Department of Education under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act and was presented to the board to explain patterns, distinguishing characteristics and the district's…
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