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Bullying Continues Downward Trend in Brick
Incidents up in second half of year compared with first.
The number of incidents in Brick schools that were considered harassment and bullying was half the number it was last year, according to school officials.
The 2012-2013 school year saw 62 incidents compared with 124 last year, according to Walter Hrycenko, assistant superintendent, who reported on the incidents at a recently-held Board of Education meeting.
He credited antibullying programs within the school this year, as well as the teaching staff, and "an ability to seperate harassment and bullying from conflict.""Incidents did go up during the second semester," said Hrycenko. He said that may be due to the fact that during the first semester, Superstorm Sandy occurred, which may have changed the way students interacted with each other. Also, the students were out of school for a few days following the storm.
It was reported on Patch earlier this year that the district is working toward a new initiative that will produce "formative assessments" of bullies with the aim of changing behavior rather than simply disciplining the offender.
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