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Board attorney walks trustees through HIB standards, timelines and case law
Summary
Board attorney Nick Lapura gave the board an extended training on Harassment/Intimidation/Bullying (HIB): the multi‑prong legal test, what counts as HIB, required reporting timelines, investigative steps and appeals to the commissioner of education.
Board attorney Nick Lapura told the Montgomery Township School Board that schools must meet a multi‑pronged legal test before labeling conduct as Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB), and walked trustees through reporting timelines, investigation steps and relevant case law.
Lapura summarized the threshold elements the board should look for: an act (written, verbal, physical, or electronic), a nexus to school (on school property, bus, school event or off‑campus conduct with a clear impact on the school), reasonable perception that the conduct was motivated by a distinguishing characteristic, and a showing that the conduct…
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