NJ S2389

Removes the requirement that harassment, intimidation, or bullying be motivated by actual or perceived characteristics (such as race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability) to qualify under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, thereby protecting all students regardless of protected class status

Requires superintendents to report bullying data disaggregated by race, gender, sexual orientation, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education designation, and English language learner designation to both boards of education and the Department of Education

Mandates that school districts update their anti-bullying policies upon any revision to the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, and requires the Commissioner of Education to update the model policy accordingly

Expands reporting requirements to include contracted service providers in addition to school employees who must report acts of violence or bullying to the school principal

Eliminates the requirement that staff training specifically address preventing bullying based on protected categories, since the protected category requirement is removed from the definition