{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-37-20","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:37-20","heading":"Appointment of school anti-bullying specialists, coordinator.","body":"17. a. The principal in each school in a school district shall appoint a school anti-bullying specialist.  When a school guidance counselor, school psychologist, or another individual similarly trained is currently employed in the school, the principal shall appoint that individual to be the school anti-bullying specialist.  If no individual meeting this criteria is currently employed in the school, the principal shall appoint a school anti-bullying specialist from currently employed school personnel.  The school anti-bullying specialist shall:\n(1)\tchair the school safety team as provided in section 18 of P.L.2010, c.122 (C.18A:37-21);\n(2)\tlead the investigation of incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying in the school; and\n(3)\tact as the primary school official responsible for preventing, identifying, and addressing incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying in the school.\nb.\tThe superintendent of schools shall appoint a district anti-bullying coordinator.  The superintendent shall make every effort to appoint an employee of the school district to this position.  The district anti-bullying coordinator shall:\n(1)\tbe responsible for coordinating and strengthening the school district's policies to prevent, identify, and address harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students;\n(2)\tcollaborate with school anti-bullying specialists in the district, the board of education, and the superintendent of schools to prevent, identify, and respond to harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students in the district;\n(3)\tprovide data, in collaboration with the superintendent of schools, to the Department of Education regarding harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students; and\n(4)\texecute such other duties related to school harassment, intimidation, and bullying as requested by the superintendent of schools.\nc.\tThe district anti-bullying coordinator shall meet at least twice a school year with the school anti-bullying specialists in the district to discuss and strengthen procedures and policies to prevent, identify, and address harassment, intimidation, and bullying in the district.\nL.2010, c.122, s.17.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c5c3b93aff69092d0058afce6a5913a5b9bc1b64f4283f798f06cd0d02fc05e0","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-37-19","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-37-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}