New Jersey school districts are starting the new year with new programs, including school cell phone bans to curb cyberbullying.
Mental health experts say suicide is a complex topic and research shows bullying alone is not thought to directly cause people to take their own lives. But, bullying can be a contributing factor in suicides, experts say.
The Central Regional school district also planned to continue training staff and parents to recognize potential problems and to improve communications with the community. The cases of Kuch and LoAlbo-Melendez helped put a spotlight on cyberbullying. In 2021, 16% of high school students said they were electronically bullied, including through texting, Instagram, Facebook or other social media, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
When asked how Red Bank students might contact adults in case of emergency, Kessler said Red Bank Regional School District would work to accommodate student needs. , state officials said. The New Jersey Statewide Student Support Services network, or NJ4S, will be overseen by the state Department of Children and Families.announced the state Department of Education is working with the Rutgers University Center for Comprehensive School Mental Health
Some districts, including West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, have found success partnering with outside agencies to provide services. Since 2019, West Windsor-Plainsboro has run a program which puts mental health clinicians in schools. Through a partnership with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, the district’s roughly 9,000 students can visit clinicians located on-site at the middle and high schools for mental health concerns, crisis intervention and screenings.
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