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Assistant superintendent reports district safety data: HIB and restraint incidents reviewed
Summary
Assistant Superintendent George West told the board the district—s SSDS report for Jan. 1June 30, 2025, shows the district tracked multiple categories of incidents and described the HIB investigation criteria and post-investigation student supports.
Assistant Superintendent George West presented the Egg Harbor Township School District—s Student Safety Data System report for report period 2 (Jan. 1June 30, 2025), giving school-level totals and year-to-year comparisons.
West told the board the district recorded a range of student-safety incidents in the reporting window and provided a school-by-school breakdown. He explained the district—s approach to HIB investigations (harassment, intimidation, or bullying), defining confirmation standards and the types of conduct that meet the threshold. As West described it, a confirmed HIB finding must include a gesture (written, verbal, physical or electronic) motivated by a perceived characteristic such as race, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, disability, or other distinguishing traits, and the conduct must substantially disrupt the student—s education.
West also outlined follow-up and supports used after an investigation: academic monitoring (report cards, progress reports), attendance checks, remediation and counseling, child-study team involvement, targeted interventions, and coordination with outside partners (behavior specialists and community providers). He said the district routinely uses tools such as Infinite Campus and Branching Minds to identify trends and monitor students who receive interventions.
The presentation included comparative incident counts for the reporting period and prior years; West walked the board through confirmed HIB numbers by school and grade-level concentration, and described the district—s schoolwide climate programs, monthly themes, and preventive lessons tied to the district—s MTSS/CARE frameworks.
Board members asked whether reporting or investigation protocols had changed year to year. West replied they had not, explaining parents can submit reports online or by paper and that investigations are mandatory once a report is received. He confirmed the district pauses an HIB investigation if law enforcement must complete a separate inquiry first, and that administrators follow a consistent protocol for follow-up supports.
The board did not take additional formal action during that presentation; West said he would respond to follow-up questions and provide more detailed breakout data on request.
