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Box 500  \nTrenton, NJ 08625-0500  \nState Board of Education  \n\n| Member | County |\n| --- | --- |\n| Kathy Goldenberg\u003Cbr>President | Burlington |\n| Nedd James Johnson,\u003Cbr>Ed. D. Vice President | Salem |\n| Arcelio Aponte | Middlesex |\n| Mary G. Bennett | Essex |\n| Mary Beth Berry | Hunterdon |\n| Elaine Bobrove | Camden |\n| Ronald K. Butcher, Ph. D. | Gloucester |\n| Jack Fornaro | Warren |\n| Claudine Keenan, Ed. D. | Atlantic |\n| Jeanette Peña | Hudson |\n| Joseph Ricca, Jr., Ed.D. | Morris |\n| Ahmed Shehata | Union |\n\nKevin Dehmer, Commissioner Secretary  \nExecutive Summary ................................................................................................................... 1  \nIntroduction .............................................................................................................................. 2  \nNote for People Using Screen Readers or Text-to-Speech Tools ........................................... 2  \nIncidents Reported .................................................................................................................... 3  \nTotal Incidents....................................................................................................................... 3  \nHarassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB), School Responses and District Efforts.............. 14  \nHIB Investigations and Confirmed HIB Incidents ................................................................. 14  \nGrade Span, Location, Mode, and Effect of Confirmed HIB Incidents ................................. 15  \nNature of HIB ...................................................................................................................... 18  \nVictim’s Characteristics by Nature of HIB ............................................................................ 20  \nSchool Responses to HIB Incidents ...................................................................................... 22  \nSchool Districts’ Efforts to Reduce HIB Incidents ................................................................ 25  \nSchool Responses to Reported Incidents ................................................................................ 29  \nPolice Notifications ............................................................................................................. 29  \nDisciplinary Actions ............................................................................................................. 32  \nRestraint and Seclusion ........................................................................................................... 35  \nInitiatives to Improve School Safety ........................................................................................ 38  \nAppendix A: Crosswalk of Previous Years’ Figures to Current Figures .....................................40  \nAppendix B: Crosswalk of Current Figures to Previous Years’ Figures .....................................44  \nAppendix C: Tables of Charts...................................................................................................48  \nAnnually, the New Jersey Department of Education (“NJDOE”) collects, analyzes, and reports to the Governor and Legislature on disciplinary infractions and their consequences, as reported by school districts, to meet the requirements of the Public School Safety Law, N.J.S.A. 18A:17-46 through 48.  \nThis report includes statewide information on incidents in the categories of harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB), substance, vandalism, violence, and weapons. 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