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District reports high scores on anti-bullying self-assessment; staff cite mental-health demand
Summary
The district—s anti-bullying coordinator said school-by-school self-assessments exceeded the state's 75% benchmark, and mental-health staff reported a large number of risk screenings and PES referrals last year.
Tanya McDonald, director of special services and the district—s anti-bullying coordinator, presented the district—s required annual self-assessment under New Jersey—s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights and reported strong compliance scores across buildings.
McDonald said the self-assessment rates wording as "not compliant," "compliant," or "exceeding" and that a score of about 75% represents full compliance with the law. Based on last year—s data, Vander Veer Elementary scored 93.4%, the…
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