{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-37-29","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:37-29","heading":"\"Week of Respect\"; designated.","body":"26. The week beginning with the first Monday in October of each year is designated as a \"Week of Respect\" in the State of New Jersey.  School districts, in order to recognize the importance of character education, shall observe the week by providing age-appropriate instruction focusing on preventing harassment, intimidation, or bullying as defined in section 2 of P.L.2002, c.83 (C.18A:37-14).  Throughout the school year the school district shall provide ongoing age-appropriate instruction on preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying in accordance with the core curriculum content standards.\nL.2010, c.122, s.26.","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":"7c8bd1a1b37ce4398571dab90d6f8981983c7ff92b55f1f01075656e474375c2","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-37-28","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-37-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}