Rights and Privacy Act ( 20 U . S . C . Section 1232 and 34 CFR Part 99 ), N . J . A . C . 6A : 32-7 , Student Records and N . J . A . C . 6A : 14- 2.9 , Student Records .
G . Harassment , Intimidation , and Bullying Investigation The Board requires a thorough and complete investigation to be conducted for each report of violations and complaints which either identify harassment , intimidation , or bullying or describe behaviors that indicate harassment , intimidation , or bullying . The investigation shall be initiated by the Principal or the Principal ’ s designee within one school day of the verbal report of he incident . The investigation shall be conducted by the school Anti-Bullying Specialist in coordination with the Principal . The Principal may appoint additional personnel who are not school Anti-Bullying Specialists to assist with the investigation . The investigation shall be completed and the written findings submitted to the Principal as soon as possible , but not later than ten school days from the date of the written report of the incident . Should information regarding the reported incident and the investigation be received after the end of the ten-day period , the school Anti-Bullying Specialist shall amend the original report of the results of the investigation to ensure there is an accurate and current record of the facts and activities concerning the reported incident . The Principal shall proceed in accordance with the Code of Student Conduct , as appropriate , based on the investigation findings . The Principal shall submit the report to the Superintendent within two school days of the completion of the investigation and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act ( N . J . S . A . 52:14B-1 et seq .). As appropriate to the findings from the investigation , the Superintendent shall ensure the Code of Student Conduct has been implemented and may decide to provide intervention services , order counseling , establish training programs to reduce harassment , intimidation , or bullying and enhance school climate , impose discipline , or take or recommend other appropriate action , as necessary . The Superintendent shall report the results of each investigation to the Board of Education no later than the date of the regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting following the completion of the investigation . The Superintendent ’ s report also shall include information on any consequences imposed under the Code of Student Pupil Conduct , any services provided , training established , or other action taken or recommended by the Superintendent . Parents of involved student offenders and targets / victims shall be provided with information about the investigation , in accordance with Federal and State law and regulation . The information to be provided to parents shall include the nature of the investigation , whether the district found evidence of harassment , intimidation , or bullying , and whether consequences were imposed or services provided to address the incident of harassment , intimidation , or bullying . This information shall be provided in writing within five school days after the results of the investigation are reported to the Board of Education . A parent may request a hearing before the Board of Education after receiving the information about the investigation . The hearing shall be held within ten school days of the request . The Board of Education shall conduct the hearing in executive session , pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act ( N . J . S . A . 10:4-1 et seq .), to protect the confidentiality of the students . At the hearing , the Board may hear testimony from and consider information provided by the school Anti-Bullying Specialist and others , as appropriate , regarding the incident , the findings from the investigation of the incident , recommendations for consequences or services , and any programs instituted to reduce such incidents , prior to rendering a determination .
At the regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting following its receipt of the Superintendent ’ s report on the results of the investigations to the Board or following a hearing in executive session , the Board shall issue a decision , in writing , to affirm , reject , or modify the Superintendent ’ s decision . The Board ’ s decision may be appealed to the Commissioner of Education , in accordance with N . J . A . C . 6A : 3 , Controversies and Disputes , no later than ninety days after issuance of the Board of Education ’ s decision . A parent , student or organization may file a complaint with the Division on Civil Rights within one hundred eighty days of the occurrence of any incident of harassment , intimidation , or bullying based on membership in a protected group as enumerated in the " Law Against Discrimination ," P . L . 1945 , c . 169 ( C . 10:5-1 et seq .).
H . Range of Responses to an Incident of Harassment , Intimidation , or Bullying The Board shall establish a range of responses to harassment , intimidation , and bullying incidents and the Principal and the Anti-Bullying Specialist shall appropriately apply these responses once an incident of harassment , intimidation , or bullying is confirmed . The Superintendent shall respond to confirmed harassment , intimidation , and bullying , according to the parameters described in this Policy . The range of ways in which school staff will respond shall include an appropriate combination of counseling , support services , intervention services , and other programs . The Board recognizes that some acts of harassment , intimidation , or bullying may be isolated incidents requiring the school officials respond appropriately to the individual ( s ) committing the acts . Other acts may be so serious or parts of a larger pattern of harassment , intimidation , or bullying that they require a response either at the classroom , school building , or school district level or by law enforcement officials .
For every incident of harassment , intimidation , or bullying , the school officials must respond appropriately to the individual who committed the act . The range of responses to confirmed harassment , intimidation , or bullying acts should include individual , classroom , school , or district responses , as appropriate to the findings from each incident . Examples of responses that apply to each of these categories are provided below :
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