New JerseySchool districts would offer online bullying report forms
New Jersey school districts would offer an online form for bullying reports and share its link with families once the act takes effect.
What it does
Each school district would let people report harassment, intimidation, or bullying through an online form on its website. An anonymous report alone could not lead to formal discipline.
The state education commissioner would update the model policy used to guide districts on preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying, adding procedures for online reports.
Districts would prominently post the online reporting form's link on their home pages and send it each year to parents and guardians of enrolled students.
Argument forStudents and families could report bullying through a district website, giving them another way to alert school leaders.
Argument againstFamilies may have to rely on a district's online form, which could be harder to use for people with limited internet access.
More detail
School districts would add a way to report bullying through an online form. The requirement applies to each New Jersey school district's policy covering harassment, intimidation, or bullying. The form must be accessible through the district's official website. A person may report an incident online; an anonymous report alone cannot support formal discipline. District policies must include the online reporting procedure beginning 120 days after the act takes effect; the act would take effect immediately.
The education commissioner would update the model policy to include online reporting procedures. The model policy guides school districts in preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying. The commissioner must adopt the model policy amendments within 90 days after the act takes effect.
School districts would post and share a link to the online reporting form. This applies to each district's online reporting form and families with children enrolled in that district. The link must appear prominently on the district website's home page. Districts must distribute the link annually to parents and guardians of enrolled students. Districts must include this requirement in their policies beginning 120 days after the act takes effect.
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- Passed 2nd Chamber
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Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 29Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education CommitteeLatest
- Oct 22Passed by the Senate (38-0)Passed 1st Chamber
- Oct 1Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd ReadingMinor
- May 4Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education CommitteeIntroduced
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