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Anti-Bullying Initiative

HIB/Non HIB Incidents, Violence / Vandalism & Substance Abuse as reported in the

Student Safety Data System (SSDS)

September - December 2022

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Dr. Norma Fernandez

Superintendent of Schools

Candace Coccaro

Director of Student Life & Personnel Services

Louis DeCarlo and Sean Healy

HIB Coordinators

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Department of Student Life & Personnel Services

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Student Safety Data System Reporting Period 1

The contents of this presentation:

Data Collection Dates:

Each school submitted their HIB and non-HIB School Safety data to the Student Life and Personnel Services Department covering incidents from September 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022.

Report Contains:

Definition of HIB

Founded HIB / Unfounded HIB incidents by school

Effects of HIB

Comparison of Total Incidents:

From September - December 2021 compared to September- December 2022

HIB Incident Data organized by:

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Non HIB Incidents

  • Location
  • Classifications (Types of Incidents)
  • Nature of HIB (Distinguishing Characteristics-Motivation)
  • Action Taken (Remedial / Punitive)

HIB Trainings and Programs:

  • Students, Teachers and Parents

HIB/ Non HIB Interventions

From September - December 2022

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HIB Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying

HIB means any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electronic communication, whether it be a single incident or series of incidents, that:

  • Is reasonably perceived as being motivated 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.
  • takes place on school property, at any school sponsored function, or off school grounds
  • substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights of other students

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Founded HIB/UnFounded Total Incidents by School

Sept - Dec 2022

School

Founded

UnFounded

Inconclusive

Some Founded

Founded No Perp

Infinity Institute

0

0

0

0

0

Regional Day School

0

0

0

0

0

Henry Snyder High School

0

0

1

0

0

James J Ferris High School

0

0

0

0

0

Lincoln High School

3

1

0

0

0

Dr Ronald McNair High Sc

0

1

0

0

0

William L Dickinson High

0

0

0

0

0

Liberty High School

0

0

0

0

0

Innovation High School

0

0

0

0

0

Academy I

0

0

0

0

0

Frank R Conwell School #3

0

0

0

0

0

Middle School #4

0

4

0

1

0

Dr. Michael Conti School #5

2

3

0

0

0

J. W. Wakeman School #6

0

5

0

0

0

Franklin L. Williams Sch #7

2

0

0

0

0

Charles E. Trefurt School #8

0

0

0

0

0

Martin Luther King, Jr. #11

1

0

0

0

0

Julia A. Barnes School #12

0

0

0

0

0

Ollie Culbreth, Jr. Scho #14

0

0

0

0

0

Whitney M. Young, Jr. Sc #15

0

0

0

0

0

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Founded HIB/UnFounded Total Incidents by School

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School

Founded

UnFounded

Inconclusive

Some Founded

Founded No Perp

Cornelia F. Bradford Sch #16

0

0

0

0

0

Joseph H. Brensinger Sch #17

1

0

0

0

0

Dr. Maya Angelou Element #20

1

0

0

0

0

Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb S #22

0

3

0

0

0

Mahatma K. Gandhi School #23

1

8

0

0

0

Chaplain Charles Watters #24

0

6

0

0

0

Nicolaus Copernicus Scho #25

0

1

0

0

0

Patricia M. Noonan School #26

0

0

0

0

0

Alfred Zampella School #27

1

3

0

0

0

Christa McAuliffe School #28

1

0

0

0

0

Gladys Nunery School #29

0

0

0

0

0

Alexander D. Sullivan Sc #30

1

2

0

0

0

Dr. Paul Rafalides School #33

0

0

1

0

0

President Barack Obama E #34

4

5

3

0

0

Rafael Cordero y Molina #37

0

0

0

0

0

James F. Murray School #38

0

2

2

0

0

Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio #39

0

0

0

0

0

Ezra L. Nolan School #40

0

1

1

0

0

Martin Center for the Ar #41

3

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total HIB Incidents: 75

21

45

8

1

0

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Effects of HIB

  • Substantially disrupted or interfered with orderly operation of school rights of other students
  • Offender knew action would physically or emotionally cause harm to the victim or damage to the victim’s property
  • Victim was in fear of physical or emotional harm or damage to personal property
  • Insulted or demeaned a student or a group of students
  • Interfered with victim’s education
  • Created a hostile educational environment by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the student

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2021 to 2022 Total Incidents Comparison

2021

Founded - 22

Unfounded - 47

Inconclusive - 6

2022

Founded - 21

Unfounded - 45

Inconclusive - 8

Some Founded - 1

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HIB Founded Incident Location Report

September - December 2022

On School Grounds

Off School

Grounds

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26

49

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SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2022 Classification Report

There are 75 HIB incidents during this time period.

However, some HIB reports have more than one classification per incident.

Verbal Acts

41

Physical Acts

29

Telephone

3

Computer

1

None

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September – December 2022 Motivation of HIB

There are 75 HIB incidents during this time period.

However, some HIB reports have more than one nature per incident.

Race

4

Gender

2

Sexual Orientation

2

Mental, Physical, or Sensory Disability

2

Perceived to Weakness

5

Physical Appearance

11

No identifiable nature (HIB alleged only)

50

Other

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September – December 2022 Action Taken

There were 75 documented incidents. Some incidents resulted in

both remedial & punitive action.

Remedial actions are designed to correct the problem behavior, prevent another occurrence of the behavior, and protect the target of the act. Examples include: restitution, restoration practices, intervention, the Ignite program, parent conferences and Project Resilience therapy

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Punitive actions are negative consequences for the student’s behavior. Punitive measures are given as per violations outlined in the Student Code and Conduct.

Remedial

Punitive

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Non-HIB Incidents

School

Incident Total

Violence

Vandalism

Substances

Weapons

Other Incidents (including Simple Threat, Trespass, False Public Alarm)

Infinity Institute

4

4

0

0

0

0

Regional Day School

0

0

0

0

0

0

Henry Snyder High School

49

6

0

42

1

0

James J Ferris High School

41

10

0

30

1

0

Lincoln High School

71

21

4

37

6

3

Dr Ronald McNair High Sc

0

0

0

0

0

0

William L Dickinson High

98

3

0

95

0

0

Liberty High School

0

0

0

0

0

0

Innovation High School

9

0

0

8

1

0

Academy I

2

0

0

1

1

0

Frank R Conwell School #3

1

0

0

0

0

1

Middle School #4

3

2

0

0

1

0

Dr. Michael Conti School #5

2

0

0

0

0

2

J. W. Wakeman School #6

0

0

0

0

0

0

Franklin L. Williams Sch #7

21

2

0

13

4

2

Charles E. Trefurt School #8

2

1

0

0

1

0

Martin Luther King, Jr. #11

1

0

0

0

0

1

Julia A. Barnes School #12

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ollie Culbreth, Jr. Scho #14

5

2

0

1

2

0

Whitney M. Young, Jr. Sc #15

1

0

0

0

1

0

Cornelia F. Bradford Sch #16

1

0

1

0

0

0

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Non-HIB Incidents

School

Incident Total

Violence

Vandalism

Substances

Weapons

Other Incidents (including Simple Threat, Trespass, False Public Alarm)

Joseph H. Brensinger Sch #17

3

2

0

0

0

1

Dr. Maya Angelou Element #20

1

0

0

0

0

1

Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb S #22

6

4

1

0

1

0

Mahatma K. Gandhi School #23

1

0

0

0

0

1

Chaplain Charles Watters #24

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nicolaus Copernicus Scho #25

1

1

0

0

0

0

Patricia M. Noonan School #26

0

0

0

0

0

0

Alfred Zampella School #27

15

13

1

0

0

1

Christa McAuliffe School #28

1

0

0

0

0

1

Gladys Nunery School #29

0

0

0

0

0

0

Alexander D. Sullivan Sc #30

2

0

0

0

1

1

Dr. Paul Rafalides School #33

0

0

0

0

0

0

President Barack Obama E #34

6

2

0

0

0

4

Rafael Cordero y Molina #37

0

0

0

0

0

0

James F. Murray School #38

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio #39

2

2

0

0

0

0

Ezra L. Nolan School #40

3

3

0

0

0

0

Martin Center for the Ar #41

4

1

0

0

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

356

79

7

227

22

21

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Schools with 4 or more Non-HIB Incidents

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vs.

A Training is instruction and or/practice activities designed to prepare staff to implement a program or strategy, fulfill a responsibility, provide professional development that is done to educate the target audience (students, parents, administrators, teachers and support staff) about a specific HIB-related topic (for example; Code of Conduct, HIB guidelines, Legal 1, On-Spire Hibster).

A Program is an event, plan, system or a series of scheduled activities or procedures under which action may be taken towards a goal. Examples include activities designed to build rapport, increase team building and engagement amongst students and staff

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HIB Trainings and Programs

School

Trainings Completed

Programs Completed

School

Trainings Completed

Programs Completed

Infinity Institute

4

4

Frank R Conwell School #3

2

33

Regional Day School

2

2

Middle School #4

6

1

Henry Snyder High School

2

1

Dr. Michael Conti School #5

2

4

James J Ferris High School

3

4

J. W. Wakeman School #6

4

7

Lincoln High School

6

6

Franklin L. Williams School #7

5

23

Dr Ronald McNair High School

4

4

Charles E. Trefurt School #8

3

3

William L Dickinson High

2

7

Martin Luther King, Jr. #11

2

3

Liberty High School

4

1

Julia A. Barnes School #12

2

6

Innovation High School

3

2

Ollie Culbreth, Jr. School #14

3

7

Academy I

8

5

Whitney M. Young, Jr. School #15

3

4

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HIB Trainings and Programs

School

Trainings Completed

Programs Completed

School

Trainings Completed

Programs Completed

Cornelia F. Bradford School #16

3

4

Gladys Nunery School #29

2

2

Joseph H. Brensinger School #17

6

4

Alexander D. Sullivan School #30

3

15

Dr. Maya Angelou Element School #20

9

15

Dr. Paul Rafalides School #33

5

4

Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School #22

3

10

President Barack Obama Elementary School #34

3

4

Mahatma K. Gandhi School #23

3

5

Rafael Cordero y Molina #37

2

3

Chaplain Charles Watters School #24

3

2

James F. Murray School #38

5

6

Nicolaus Copernicus School #25

2

26

Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio #39

3

7

Patricia M. Noonan School #26

2

11

Ezra L. Nolan School #40

2

10

Alfred Zampella School #27

4

3

Martin Center for the Arts #41

6

6

Christa McAuliffe School #28

4

16

Total

145

247

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HIB/Non HIB Interventions

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  • Increase Restorative Justice practices - Restitution
  • School wide policies and classroom procedures
  • Individual and Group Counseling with the victims and offenders through Project Resilience: Cognitive Behavior Intervention Therapy and Bounce Back Therapy
  • HIB Prevention & Intervention lessons
  • Increase in Social Emotional Learning activities-self care, self regulation, emotional management, communication skills and empathy skills
  • Mediation, Calm App, reward positive social behavior
  • Partnerships with Community, City, County, State and Federal agencies