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Online and in‐Person Violence, Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying in New Jersey: 2011‐2016.
- Source :
- Journal of School Health; Oct2020, Vol. 90 Issue 10, p754-761, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: New Jersey (NJ) Safe Schools Program, primarily funded by the NJ Department of Education, has aims concerning safety and health including helping to alleviate harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB) in secondary school because HIB can affect learning. We evaluated officially reported adolescent HIB total incidents and estimated rates in NJ public city and county school districts for the 2011‐2016 school years. METHODS: A cross‐sectional observational study using population‐based state‐reported public data. We calculated point prevalence and incidence rates for K‐12 students in 22 public city school districts, students in 21 career‐technical‐vocational education (CTE) school districts, and 8 special services school districts during 2011‐2016. RESULTS: HIB is prevalent in NJ school classrooms. HIB comprised ≥75% of total officially reported in‐school violence‐related incidents in a given school year. Rates per 100 enrollees of total officially reported incidents for the 5‐year period of 2011‐2016 was highest in special services school districts (5.00; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.67, 5.34) followed by CTE districts (1.94; 95% CI: 1.86, 2.01), and lowest in city districts (1.46; 95% CI: 1.44, 1.48). The special services school district also had the highest rates per year and the 5‐year period. CONCLUSIONS: Data analyses suggested ideas for further research and improvements for school HIB incident reports. Policies and programs could remedy issues observed in state secondary school classrooms. Best practices within districts and schools can help protect students from HIB and promote safety, health, learning, and maturation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BULLYING prevention
PREVENTION of school violence
PREVENTION of cyberbullying
BULLYING
CONFIDENCE intervals
HIGH schools
HEALTH policy
SCIENTIFIC observation
POPULATION geography
SCHOOL environment
SCHOOL administration
SCHOOL violence
STUDENT health
ADOLESCENT health
DATA analysis
SECONDARY analysis
CROSS-sectional method
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00224391
- Volume :
- 90
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of School Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145514113
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12938