Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying

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HIB Grades as Issued by the Department of Education

April 17, 2026: In compliance with the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights law, the NJ Department of Education has issued the "NJ Department of Education School Self-Assessment for Determining Grades under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights - Report 2024-2025 for Franklin High School."  These grades are expected to be acknowledged by the Franklin Township Board of Education at their meeting on April 28, 2026.

Each school grade is based upon several areas which are:  HIB Programs, Approaches and Other Initiatives; Training on the Board-Approved HIB Policy and Procedures; Other Staff Instruction and Training Programs; Curriculum and Instruction on HIB Related Information and Skills; HIB Personnel; School-Level HIB Incident Reporting Procedure; HIB Investigative Procedure; and HIB Reporting.

The maximum total score for each school is 78 points.  FHS earned a score of 78 points.

The Chart below indicates the scores for each area of the self assessment.

AREA

SCORE

HIB Programs, Approaches and Other Initiatives

15 Max Score - 15 FHS Score

Training on the Board-Approved HIB Policy and Procedures

9 Max Score - 9 FHS Score

Other Staff Instruction and Training Programs

15 Max Score - 15 FHS Score

Curriculum and Instruction on HIB Related Information and Skills

6 Max Score - 6 FHS Score

HIB Personnel

9 Max Score - 9 FHS Score

School-Level HIB Incident Reporting Procedure

6 Max Score - 6 FHS Score

HIB Investigative Procedure

12 Max Score - 12 FHS Score

HIB Reporting

6 Max Score - 6 FHS Score

Total

78