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The New Jersey School Boards Association had begun a plan togather data on district costs for implementing the bill. ExecutiveDirector Marie S. Bilik issued a statement Friday saying they wouldwork with the Legislature and the Department of Education to designa process that protects children without having to divert fundsfrom other programs.
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It is extremely disappointing that something as common sense asprotecting our kids and school a safe, nurturing environmenthas been so quickly tossed aside, she said.
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According to the state Department of Educations annual reporton violence in schools, 3,412 incidents of harassment,intimidation or bullying were reported in 2010-2011, up from 2,808in 2009-2010, an increase of more than 20 percent.
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The council struck down the law as an unfunded state mandate ata hearing Friday based on a complaint filed by the school districtin Warren County, according to Vainieri Huttle and a publishedreport in The Record, Bergen County. The council has not yet issueda written decision; the ruling does not take effect until itdoes.
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Rest assured we will review the decision thoroughly to find away to make this law workable for everyone, she said.
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However, Allamuchys board said there were new costs inimplementing new anti-bullying programs and providing training, andto pay stipends to staff named to the new positions.
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New Jersey school anti-bullying law ruled unconstitutional - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Todays Top Headlines
warren technical school New Jersey school anti-bullying law ruled unconstitutional - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Todays Top Headlines,Sponsors of the states tough new anti-bullying law vowed tocontinue to fight for the law Friday after it was deemedunconstitutional because the state did not provide money toimplement it.
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The bill was signed into law in January 2011 and took effect inSeptember. While there was agreement that bullying should beaddressed, school officials expressed concerns about both time andcosts involved in requiring specially designated staff toinvestigate every potential incident of bullying. At a workshop ofschool administrators in October there were discussions aboutproposing modifications to the law.
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Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle D-Bergen, a lead sponsorof the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights, called the decision by thestate Council on Local Mandates devastating for bulliedchildren.
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The Council on Local Mandates was created pursuant to the StateMandate, State Pay amendment to the New Jersey Constitution. Underthe Constitution, if the council so rules, an unfunded mandateceases to be mandatory and expires.
The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights is a well-intentioned statutedesigned to ensure that no child is ever afraid to go to schoolbecause of harassment or intimidation, Bilik said. Unfortunately,the legislation required more work prior to enactment, includingconsideration of the financial and staffing burdens placed on localschool districts.
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The state maintained in its response to the complaint that aidprovided to school districts would cover the costs of the law andthat existing staff could fill the required anti-bullyingcoordinator and specialist positions.
Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, D-Bergen, anothersponsor of the law, said she will work on a revised version, butnoted that many districts have implemented the law with no problemsand she hoped those efforts would not be abandoned.
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