Harassment/Intimidation/Bullying (HIB)
The Boonton School District is committed to eliminating bullying, harassing, and intimidating behaviors from our school community. All Boonton stakeholders are asked to report incidents involving such behaviors. Our district anti-bullying specialist, school-based coordinators & safety teams, and the principals will review all submissions thoroughly. Please read our Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Policy to learn more about the legislation and our district’s response and the Definition of HIB.
Any stakeholder of the Boonton School District who has reliable information that a student has been subject to, harassment, intimidation or bullying, shall complete and submit an incident form or report the incident to the appropriate school official designated by the school district's policy or to any school administrator who shall immediately initiate the school district’s investigation procedures concerning school bullying. 
To report an incident of harassment, intimidation, or bullying please do one of the following:
- Contact our District’s Anti-Bullying Coordinator Ms. Karen Parker at Karen.parker@boontonschools.org or at
(973) 335-3994 ext. 231.
She will assist you completing the incident report.
- Contact the appropriate School-based Anti-bullying Specialist. Each will assist you in completing the incident report:
- Ms. Neda Pourki, SSS, Neda.pourki@boontonschools.org,
(973) 316-9225 ext. 225
- Ms. Christine Maier, JHS, Christine.maier@boontonschools.org,
(973) 316-9235 ext. 4
- Ms. Tracy Longo, BMS/BHS, Tracy.longo@boontonschools.org,
(973) 335-9700 ext. 2238
- Contact the appropriate School Principal. Each will assist you in completing the incident report:
- Mr. Gus Modla, SSS, Gus.modla@boontonschools.org,
(973) 316-9225 ext. 1
- Dr. Robert Sutter, JHS, Robert.sutter@boontonschools.org,
(973) 316-9235 ext. 1
- Ms. Jacalyn Richardson, BMS/BHS, Jacalyn.richardson@boontonschools.org,
(973) 335-9700 ext. 2221
- Complete and submit the Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Incident Report via the electronic submission option, mail, or bringing it in to the main office at any of the Boonton Schools.
A member of the Boonton Board of Education or Boonton staff member who promptly reports an incident of harassment, intimidation or bullying using the procedures stated in the district’s policy and established procedures to the appropriate school official designated by the school district's policy or to any school administrator is immune from a cause of action for damages arising from any failure to remedy the reported incident.
Anyone who files a report, that is known to be false, will be held responsible and reported to an appropriate law enforcement agency for processing. Under no circumstances will false reports ever be considered "a joke" or "minor mischief." They will be immediately reported.
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