NJ S3715

Students found to have committed a bias incident on school property, at school-sponsored events, or on school buses must meet weekly with a state-certified school psychologist for a minimum of nine months.

Students must be placed in an alternative education program if their parent or guardian refuses consent for the required psychologist meetings, or if they commit a subsequent bias incident after completing the intervention.

School districts must develop a Racial and Bias Intervention Plan for each student involved, including educational sessions on civil rights and discrimination, reflective assignments, social-emotional learning interventions, and restorative conferences when agreed to by affected parties.

All bias incidents must be reported to the Department of Education within 72 hours, and the department must publish quarterly dashboards and an Annual Statewide Bias in Schools Report with incident data, protected characteristics targeted, and interventions taken.

Each school district must employ at least one school psychologist with training in implicit bias, racial equity, or cultural competence to provide required student services.