Ridgewood school district reports drop in incidents
MONDAY MARCH 3, 2014, 3:36 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
The Ridgewood school district has seen a decrease in total incidents of violence, bullying, vandalism and substance abuse taking place in school and at district-sanctioned events.
And fall 2013 numbers on these incidents indicate a continued decline.
Ridgewood High School (RHS) Assistant Principal Basil Pizzuto presented the most recent state-mandated data during Monday’s Board of Education (BOE) meeting.
This past fall, there were seven total incidents discovered district-wide, he said. They included four instances of vandalism, mainly graffiti; zero incidents involving weapons; one incident of alcohol abuse; two instances of violence; and two incidents classified as “harassment, intimidation and bullying” (HIB).
Last year, there were about 33 total incidents reported in Ridgewood – versus 103 incidents about 12 years ago, most of which involved vandalism.
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