{"id":9022,"date":"2026-08-10T21:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/?page_id=9022"},"modified":"2026-08-11T20:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:41:03","slug":"conflict-vs-hib","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/departments\/guidance\/conflict-vs-hib\/","title":{"rendered":"Conflict versus Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/departments\/guidance\/conflict-vs-hib\/#Hib\" >Hib<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/departments\/guidance\/conflict-vs-hib\/#HIB_Definition\" >HIB Definition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/departments\/guidance\/conflict-vs-hib\/#Forms_of_HIB\" >Forms of HIB<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/departments\/guidance\/conflict-vs-hib\/#Conflict_vs_HIB\" >Conflict vs. HIB<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hib\"><\/span>Hib<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Franklin Township School District takes the societal issue of bullying very seriously. The district addresses bullying proactively and is committed to providing all students with a safe learning environment that is free from harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HIB_Definition\"><\/span>HIB Definition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>New Jersey&#8217;s Anti-Bullying Bill of Right&#8217;s defines HIB as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Harassment, intimidation or bullying&#8221; means any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electronic communication, whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents, that is reasonably perceived as being motivated either by any actual or perceived characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical or sensory disability, or by any other distinguishing characteristic, that takes place on school property, at any school sponsored function, on a school bus, or off school grounds as provided for in section 16 of P.L.2010, c.122 (C.18A:37-15.3), that substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights of other students and that:<\/p>\n<p>a. a reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, will have the effect of physically or emotionally harming a student or damaging the student&#8217;s property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to his person or damage to his property;<\/p>\n<p>b. has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students; or<\/p>\n<p>c. creates a hostile educational environment for the student by interfering with a student&#8217;s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the student.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Forms_of_HIB\"><\/span>Forms of HIB<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>HIB can take many forms. Examples include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal:<\/strong> name-calling, teasing, put downs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social:<\/strong> spreading rumors, leaving people out on purpose, breaking up friendships<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical:<\/strong> hitting, punching, shoving<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cyberbullying:<\/strong> using the Internet, mobile phones or other digital technologies to harm others<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conflict_vs_HIB\"><\/span>Conflict vs. HIB<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Conflict(C) or HIB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Involves people with similar degrees of power. <strong>C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Involves an imbalance of power. <strong>HIB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Involves a mutual disagreements or difference in interests or goals. Includes arguments and fights. <strong>C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One or more students are victims of one or more person&#8217;s aggression, needs, or interest. <strong>HIB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is reciprocal; both parties participate in the conflict. <strong>C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is one-sided; one party instigates. <strong>HIB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both parties are responsible for wrongdoing. <strong>C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bully is responsible for wrongdoing. <strong>HIB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A normal part of growing up and of life. The intent is not to hurt. <strong>C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The intent is to physically or emotionally hurt someone. <strong>HIB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can be fairly resolved by compromise or negotiation. <strong>C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A fair resolution involves a change in behavior of the bully; the target has no concession to make.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hib The Franklin Township School District takes the societal issue of bullying very seriously. The district addresses bullying proactively and is committed to providing all students with a safe learning environment that is free from harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB). HIB Definition New Jersey&#8217;s Anti-Bullying Bill of Right&#8217;s defines HIB as follows: &#8220;Harassment, intimidation or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9020,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9022","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9022"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9183,"href":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9022\/revisions\/9183"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}