Anti-bullying laws and policies in southern New Jersey

<p>The purpose of this study was to discover the anti-bullying laws set by New Jersey legislatures. It was also to discover whether school districts in the five southern-most counties of New Jersey are following these laws. Finally, this study attempted to discover which, if any, anti-bullying services are being utilized by school districts in these counties.</p> <p>This study consisted of a survey which was sent to the 110 superintendents in school districts in the five southern-most counties of New Jersey. The survey contained multiple choice, yes/no, and open-ended questions. The goal of the survey was to find the percentages of schools which have the needed elements in their anti-bullying policies and the percentage of districts which utilize anti-bullying services offered in New Jersey.</p> <p>This study concluded that school districts in the five southern-most counties of New Jersey have anti-bullying policies. However, these anti-bullying polices do not fully follow the anti-bullying laws of New Jersey. Finally, this study found that many school districts are not utilizing the anti-bullying services available.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Elementary School Teaching

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education

Year dc:date.available

2006

Author dc:creator

• Wardrop, Joanna M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Molinari, Louis

• Bullying in schools--New Jersey; Educational law and legislation--New Jersey
• Elementary Education and Teaching

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/949

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1949