HIB Info

Mendham Township School District is committed to eliminating bullying, harassing, and intimidating behaviors form our school community. Policy 5512 (Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying) and Policy 5600 (Pupil Discipline/Code of Conduct) shall govern all HIB reporting, investigations, and school responses.

The definition of an HIB as per state legislation is as follows:

"Harassment, intimidation or bullying" means any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electronic communication, whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents that meet the following criteria: 

1. is reasonably perceived as being motivated either by any actual or perceived characteristic, such as 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 

2. takes place on school property, at any school sponsored function, on a school bus, or off school grounds as provided for in section 16 of P.L.2010, c.122 (C.18A:37-15.3)

3. substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights of other students 

Our District anti-bullying coordinator is Dr. Robert Koroski 973-543-7107 X 4402 / rkoroski@mendhamtwp.org