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The Commissioner's report provides the Legislature with data in four broad categories of incidents: violence, vandalism, weapons and substance abuse. Analysis of trends yields indications of progress and of concern and provides guidance to the department as it endeavors to focus its resources appropriately. In this report, the department also notifies the Legislature and the public of the actions taken by the Commissioner, State Board of Education and the Department of Education (DOE) to address the problems indicated in the data. Since 1994 when the State Board of Education adopted a resolution supporting implementation of the Department of Education's Safe Schools Initiative, the department has embarked on various actions designed to address the problem of school violence and disruption documented in the incident reporting system. The department's recent actions under the Safe Schools Initiative are described in the Programmatic Response section of this report. The following are appended: (1) Public School Safety Law; (2) Summary of Changes to Incident Definitions, 2003-04; (3) Data Collection Form; (4) Weapons and Substance Detail; and (5) District Totals by County.
The Commissioner of Education's Report on Violence, Vandalism and Substance Abuse in New Jersey Public Schools, submitted annually to the education committees of the Senate and Assembly, provides the Legislature with data in four broad incident categories: violence, vandalism, weapons, and substance abuse. The report also summarizes initiatives implemented by the New Jersey Department of Education to assist schools in addressing problems of school violence, safety and climate, student conduct and the use of illegal substances School districts and charter schools report incidents of violence, vandalism and substance abuse to the department over the Internet using the Electronic Violence and Vandalism Reporting System (EVVRS). In 2005-06, the total number of incidents reported statewide was 18,796, up 643 (or two percent) from 2004-05. In the Programmatic Response section (and in Appendix C) of this report, the department also notifies the Legislature and the public of the actions taken by the Commissioner, State Board of Education and the Department of Education to address the problems evident in the data. This report contains an increased number of hyperlinks through which the readers may find more detail regarding findings and the department's programmatic response. Appendices include: (1) Public School Safety Law; (2) Data Collection Form; (3) Department Initiatives; (4) Weapons and Substance Detail; and (5) District Totals by County. (Contains 14 figures, 7 tables and 8 footnotes.) [For the 2004-2005 report, see ED514580.].
The Commissioner of Education's Report on Violence, Vandalism and Substance Abuse in New Jersey Public Schools is submitted annually to the education committees of the Senate and Assembly of the New Jersey State Legislature. It provides the Legislature with data in four broad categories of incidents: violence, vandalism, weapons, and substance abuse. It also summarizes initiatives implemented by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to assist schools in addressing problems of school violence, safety and climate, student conduct and the use of illegal substances. Prior to the 1999-2000 school year, districts submitted summaries of their violence and vandalism data to the county offices of education. In March of 2000, they reported incidents directly to NJDOE over the Internet on the Electronic Violence and Vandalism Reporting System (EVVRS). This year's report is the sixth to provide data from the EVVRS. The total number of incidents reported by school districts in 2004-05 was 18,409, down 1,798 (or nine percent) from 2003-04 and down 3,777 (or 17 percent) from two years earlier (2002-03). This two-year decrease is reflected primarily in the declines in two of the four major categories of reporting, violence and vandalism. Appendices include: (1) Public School Safety Law; (2) Summary of Changes to Incident Definitions, 2003-04; (3) Data Collection Form; (4) Weapons and Substance Detail; and (5) District Totals by Country. (Contains 7 figures, 8 tables and 6 footnotes.) [For the 2003-2004 report, see ED486504.].
The "Commissioner of Education's Report on Violence, Vandalism and Substance Abuse in New Jersey Public Schools", submitted annually to the education committees of the Senate and Assembly, provides the Legislature with data in four broad incident categories: violence, vandalism, weapons, and substance abuse. This year's report highlights thee-year changes (2004-05 to 2006-07) and graphs seven-year trends for frequently reported types of incidents. The report also summarizes initiatives implemented by the New Jersey Department of Education to assist schools in addressing problems of school violence, safety and climate, student conduct, and the use of substances. New Jersey's schools continue to be fundamentally safe places, despite concerns raised by isolated incidents of extreme school violence that have occurred in the nation's schools, including Littleton, Colorado in 1999 and Virginia Tech University in 2007. School districts and charter schools report incidents of violence, vandalism and substance abuse to the department over the Internet using the Electronic Violence and Vandalism Reporting System (EVVRS). Over the past two years, the total number of incidents reported statewide changed very little, decreasing by 158 incidents (18,796 incidents in 2005-06; 18,633 incidents in 2006-07). Appendices include: (1) Public School Safety Law; (2) Data Collection Form; (3) Department Initiatives; (4) Weapons and Substance Detail; (5) District Totals by County; and (6) Statistical Methods and Analysis. (Contains 17 figures, 12 tables and 13 footnotes.) [For the 2005-2006 report, see ED514582.].
The Commissioner's annual report provides the Legislature with information reported by school districts concerning incidents of serious student misconduct grouped into the following four major reporting categories: violence, vandalism, weapons, and substance abuse. An analysis of trends yields indications of progress and of ongoing concern, and provides guidance to districts, other agencies, and the department as they endeavor to focus resources on areas of need. In the Programmatic Response section of this report, the department notifies the Legislature and the public of the actions taken by the State Board of Education and the Department of Education to address the problems evident in the data. The total number of incidents reported by districts decreased five percent, a decline of 967 incidents from 18,633 in 2006-07 to 17,666 in 2007-08. The following changes are noted in the number of incidents reported in the four major reporting categories over the same period: violence declined five percent, vandalism declined 11 percent, weapons declined 14 percent, and substance abuse increased four percent. The decline in reported incidents of vandalism continues a long-term trend and that of incidents involving weapons continues a trend that began in 2004-05. Appendices include: (1) Public School Safety Law; (2) Data Collection Form; (3) Figures 1-20; (4) District Totals by County; and (5) Substance and Weapons Detail, 2005-06-2007-08. (Contains 5 tables, 20 figures and 1 footnote.) [For the 2006-2007 report, see ED514582.].
The Commissioner's annual report provides the Legislature with information reported by school districts concerning incidents of serious student misconduct grouped into the following four major reporting categories: violence, vandalism, weapons, and substance abuse. An analysis of trends yields indications of progress and of ongoing concern, and provides guidance to districts, other agencies, and the department as they endeavor to focus resources on areas of need. In the Programmatic Response section of this report, the department notifies the Legislature and the public of the actions taken by the State Board of Education and the Department of Education to address the problems evident in the data. The total number of incidents reported by districts decreased three percent, a decline of 618 incidents from 17,666 in 2007-08 to 17,048 in 2008-09. The following changes are noted in the number of incidents reported in the four major reporting categories over the same period: violence declined five percent, vandalism declined three percent, weapons declined 15 percent, and substance abuse increased six percent. The decline in reported incidents of vandalism and incidents involving weapons continues a four-year trend. Appendices include: (1) Public School Safety Law; (2) Data Collection Form; (3) Figures 1-9; (4) District Totals by County; and (5) Substance and Weapons Detail, 2006-07-2008-09. (Contains 9 figures, 1 table and 2 footnotes.) [For the 2007-2008 report, see ED514584.].