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District reports HIB totals by school; several cases confirmed

South Plainfield Board of Education · January 22, 2026
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Summary

Assistant superintendent presented Student Safety Data for 09/03/2025–12/31/2025 with school-by-school HIB totals and investigators named for confirmed incidents.

The board received the Student Safety Data System report covering Sept. 3–Dec. 31, 2025, detailing harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) reports and confirmations by school.

Assistant superintendent Melissa presented the counts from each school and named investigators assigned to confirmed incidents. The transcript lists: High School — 10 HIB reports, 3 confirmed (investigator Sheretta Strayhorn); Middle School — 5 HIBs, 1 confirmed (investigator Alia Aziz); Grant School — 6 HIBs, 1 confirmed for race or color (investigator Juliana Ferrera); Franklin School — 6 HIBs, 2 confirmed (investigator Romina Wu); Kennedy — 0 HIBs; Riley — 2 HIBs, 0 confirmed; Roosevelt — 3 HIBs, 2 were investigated (investigator Lauren Krauss); Roosevelt Annex — 1 HIB, not confirmed.

The assistant superintendent framed the report as a responsibility to report investigations and confirmations and described the categories involved (for example, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, race or color, appearance and other distinguishing characteristics). Board members thanked the presenter and acknowledged the importance of continued oversight and investigation.

The presentation did not include detailed case narratives or disciplinary outcomes in the public report; the assistant superintendent identified investigators by name for confirmed cases as part of the record.