Kate Diskin from Watchung School: Do the Parents Need to Cmplete a Written Report Or Simply

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: If the guidance counselor is backed up, can the principal/assistant principal investigate as the back-up person?

Kate Diskin from Watchung School: do the parents need to cmplete a written report or simply a verbal

Glenn Clark from Oakland, NJ: Is the school specialist required to make recommendations to the Superintendent in his/her summary?

Susan Weinman from Paine: Can the parents' appeal get the entire paper trail removed from the student's file or just the record of the consequences?

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: do the parents need to cmplete a written report or simply a verbal report?

Kate Diskin from Watchung School: what if a child is classified ED and the behavior could be part of the disability?

Susan Weinman from Paine: Does the law require documentation of the incident in the student's official school file or can it be held in a school bullying file?

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: Is the school specialist required to make recommendations to the Superintendent in his/her summary? vincent soccodato from woodbridge township: Could you repeat the two stage Board process?

Jennifer Lowe from Delran: what if a parent calls and indicates their child is being bullied by a child on the bus/at recess and despite our best efforts we can not identify who the accused person is?

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: Can the parents' appeal get the entire paper trail removed from the student's file or just the record of the consequences?

John L. Amberg: no

[Private Message to all Presenters] - janie edmonds from mendham: School Board attorneys are giving completely contradictory advice about the BOE role in affriming/modifying decisions with a report in the public meeting. It's written within the appeal section of the state policy where this step is mentioned, and it's the only place we could find. Is it mandated for every report? Some legal advice is firmly to the contrary unless there is an appeal.

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: what if a child is classified ED and the behavior could be part of the disability? marie griggs from Roosevelt: How does age factor into this with relation to intent and "reasonable person" criteria?

Jennifer Lowe from Delran: what should be going into student files (permanant records/discipline files/etc...) [Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: Does the law require documentation of the incident in the student's official school file or can it be held in a school bullying file?

Jay Eitner from Washington Township: I'm in a K-8 district. I assume that all the the HIB info goes with other records up to hte high scholol? In one-spot or each student folder?

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: Does the law require documentation of the incident in the student's official school file or can it be held in a school bullying file? and what shoud go into the file?

Jennifer Lowe from Delran: I may be missing it, but did we get a copy of the presentation notes? If not, can we.

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: an: what if a parent calls and indicates their child is being bullied by a child on the bus/at recess and despite our best efforts we can not identify who the accused person is? sue schwartz from pequannock valley m.s.: Do we need to provide a parent report regardless if the parent requests it or not? What should a parent report contain?

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: Do we need to provide a parent report regardless if the parent requests it or not? What should a parent report contain?

Alfreda DiGeronimo: Thank you for indicating that you will send the presentation notes - that is vey helpful. as we go forward

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: How does age factor into this with relation to intent and "reasonable person" criteria?

Mary Robinson Cohen from SHRHS: Can you please give examples of what constitutes "substantial disruption?"

Dorothy Schoenstein from Shaner Elementary School: I teach the anti-bullying programin my school and I am teaching students about the law in general. Is this appropriate?

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: Can you please give examples of what constitutes "substantial disruption?"

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: How does age factor into determining intent and "reasonable person" criteria?

Kate Diskin from Watchung School: This incident may seem juvenile but it is real...kindergarten boy student hit 2 girls in stomache --they were not hurt -boy stated for "no reason". Mom claims it was because he was called the "kissing boy". He has been trying to kiss girls. in mtg she mentioned that calling him a kissing boy was a form of bullying. has the train left the station?? does this require an investigation??? [Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: I teach the anti-bullying programin my school and I am teaching students about the law in general. Is this appropriate?

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: very specific case: This incident may seem juvenile but it is real...kindergarten boy student hit 2 girls in stomache --they were not hurt -boy stated for "no reason". Mom claims it was because he was called the "kissing boy". He has been trying to kiss girls. in meeting she mentioned that calling him a kissing boy was a form of bullying. has the train left the station?? does this require an investigation???

Jay Eitner from Washington Township: I am in a K-8 district. When a HIB incident occurs with middle schoo and high school studnets... do we have to send a letter out to hte parens of a student who is not in the District?

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: specific case: .kindergarten boy student hit 2 girls in stomache --they were not hurt -boy stated for "no reason". Mom claims it was because he was called the "kissing boy". He has been trying to kiss girls. in mtg she mentioned that calling him a kissing boy was a form of bullying. has the train left the station?? does this require an investigation???

[Private Message to all Presenters] - Jay Eitner from Washington Township: I am in a K-8 district. When a HIB incident occurs with middle schoo and high school studnets... do we have to send a letter out to hte parens of a student who is not in the District?

Mary Robinson Cohen from SHRHS: This presentation is excellent as well as very helpful - will this audio feed be available for us to share with colleagues?

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: does merely mentioning that an event was bullying mean that we must investigate the incident? vincent soccodato from woodbridge township: If a parent requests a hearing because they are not happy with the results of the investigation, is it at the next Board meeting that they would decide to support or change the superintendent's decision? althea rogers-baker: that would be great if we could have included with the slides, the answers to the various questions asked during this session

Jo Ann Puleo from Toms River, NJ: When investigating an incident may a staff member look at text messages on potential bully's cell phone?

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: If a parent requests a hearing because they are not happy with the results of the investigation, is it at the next Board meeting that they would decide to support or change the superintendent's decision?

[Private Message to althea rogers-baker] - Nancy Michell: we will have recordinbg available

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: When investigating an incident may a staff member look at text messages on potential bully's cell phone? Mary Reece: Is an afterschool program that is operated in the school covered by the same requirements?

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: Is an afterschool program that is operated in the school covered by the same requirements?

Nancy Michell: Hello attendees. Do we have any more questions?

[Private Message to all Presenters] - marie griggs from Roosevelt: Excellent presentation and excellent questions. Thank you!

Glenn Clark from Oakland, NJ: Great job, David. Thank you. No more questions here.

Kate Diskin from Watchung School: not at this time, thank you--great presenation! Would be great to do again as issues arise throughout the year

Kelly Graber: Are we required to train Extended Day Care staff if funded/run by distrit

[Private Message to David Nash] - Nancy Michell: no

Mary Anne Regan: Thank you David-wonderfully informative as usual

Jennifer Lowe from Delran: do substitute teachers need to be trained? outside contractors?