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HIB

"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 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 [handicap] disability, or by any other distinguishing characteristic, that takes place on school property, at any school-sponsored function [or],on a school bus, or off school grounds as provided for in section 16 of P.L.2010, CHAPTER 122, that substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights of other students and that:

1)  A reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, 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 his person or damage to his property; [or]

2)  A has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students [in such a way as to cause substantial disruption in, or substantial interference with, the orderly operation of the school]; or

3)  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 by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the student

Anti-Bullying Team

Kimberly Buscher

Titles: School Social Worker, Transitional Services Coordinator, School Anti-Bullying Specialist
Locations: Pequannock Twp. High School
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 973-616-6067 ext. 2022
Address:
School
85 Sunset Road
Pompton Plains, New Jersey 07444

Nubia Fonseca

Titles: School Counselor, School Anti-Bullying Specialist
Locations: Hillview Elementary School
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 973-616-6080 ext. 5007
Address:
School
206 Boulevard
Pompton Plains, New Jersey 07444

Jacqueline Griffith

Titles: Nurse, School Anti-Bullying Specialist
Locations: Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 973-305-5615 ext. 4008
School Fax: 862-446-0005
Address:
School
59 Boulevard
Pequannock, New Jersey 07440

Misty Lynes

Titles: School Counselor, School Anti-Bullying Specialist
Locations: North Boulevard Elementary School
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 973-616-6070 ext. 6011
Address:
School
363 Boulevard
Pompton Plains, New Jersey 07444

Daniel O'Keefe

Titles: Supervisor of Social Studies, World Language, ELL & Business, PreK-12, Anti-Bullying Coordinator
Locations: District
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 973-616-6050 ext. 3024

Terri Praschak

Titles: School Counselor, School Anti-Bullying Specialist
Locations: PV Middle School
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 973-616-6050 ext. 3017
Address:
School
493 Newark Pompton Turnpike
Pompton Plains, New Jersey 07444