HIB Policies and Information
It is the intent of the NJ Legislature in its January 2011 enactment of the new Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB) Law to strengthen the standards and procedures for preventing, reporting, investigating, and responding to incidence of HIB of students that occur in school and off school premises.
The District prohibits all acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying. Under New Jersey law, HIB is defined as any gesture, written, verbal or physical act or any electronic communication (that is, transmitted by an electronic device) whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents that:
- Is reasonably perceived as being motivated by either any actual or perceived characteristic including, but not limited to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical or sensory disability or by any other distinguishing characteristic; and
- Takes place on school property, at any school-sponsored function, on a school bus, or off school grounds that substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights of other students; and that
- A reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, that the act will have the effect of physically or emotionally harming a student or damaging the student’s property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to person or damage to property; or
- Has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students, or
- Creates a hostile educational environment for the student by interfering with a student’s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the student.
A HIB complaint will be investigated promptly within the defined timeline and in adherence with the procedures set forth in the District's HIB Policy.
To download a reporting form, click below:
HIB 338 Form for Families (English)
HIB 338 Form for Families (Arabic)
HIB 338 Form for Families (Chinese)
HIB 338 Form for Families (Portuguese)
HIB 338 Form for Families (Spanish)
Please email this form to Julia Strazza, Anti-Bullying Specialist at [email protected]. If you would like to remain anonymous, you can also mail the form to the school.
To view the District's Policy 5512 - Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying, click here.
Guidance for Parents on the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights
To contact the New Jersey Department of Education's State School Climate Coordinator, email [email protected]
To contact the New Jersey Department of Education's State School Climate Coordinator, email [email protected]
Anti‐Bullying Bill of Rights Act (ABR) School & District Grade Report
Cranbury School continues to enhance our trainings, programs and procedures relative to harassment, intimidation and bullying as evidenced in the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights District and School Grade Report. The official District/School Grade Report, issued by the New Jersey Department of Education, is currently provided for community review. The school grade is a raw score of data and the sum of the ratings for all indicators within each of the eight core elements on the School Self-Assessment. The maximum total score for a school is 78 points.
Cranbury School HIB Coordinator
Jennifer Casazza
[email protected]
[email protected]
23 North Main Street
Cranbury, NJ 08512
(609) 395-1700, Ext. 1225
Cranbury School HIB Specialist
Julia Strazza Medina
23 North Main Street
Cranbury, NJ 08512
(609) 395-1700, Ext. 1248