{"id":7814,"date":"2015-09-21T06:32:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T10:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/?p=7814"},"modified":"2015-09-24T16:04:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T20:04:17","slug":"national-hazing-prevention-week-be-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/national-hazing-prevention-week-be-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"National Hazing Prevention Week &#8211; Be Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazingprevention.org\/home\/prevention\/national-hazing-prevention-week\/\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-7819\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2015\/09\/NHPW-300x145.jpg\" alt=\"NHPW\" width=\"277\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2015\/09\/NHPW-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2015\/09\/NHPW.jpg 713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2015\/09\/NFHS1.jpg\" class=\"local-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-7822\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2015\/09\/NFHS1.jpg\" alt=\"NFHS1\" width=\"77\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a>Dear Parents\/Guardians and All Students,<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u200bThis week is National Hazing Prevention Week. \u200b<\/span>As you have seen in media reports\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">across the country\u200b<\/span>, incidents of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfhs.org\/sports-resource-content\/starwhat-is-hazing\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">hazing<\/a> as well as harassment, intimidation and bullying (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Anti-Bullying-Bill-of-Rights-Act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"local-link\">HIB<\/a>),\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u200bmay take place at schools<\/span>. The administrators at North Hunterdon and Voorhees High Schools would like to inform you of the protocols that we have in place to help prevent these types of behaviors:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">All staff members are trained annually on HIB.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Coaches \u200btake a hazing course.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Coaches have reviewed locker room protocols with their student-athletes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Coaches have reviewed their behavior expectations with their student-athletes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Coaches have met with the Athletic Administration to review these protocols and expectations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Coaches, Security Staff and Administration perform security walk-throughs of the locker rooms during the day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">The high school district hires current employees as coaches when possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Parents\/guardians and student-athletes are asked to sign off on their athletic paperwork acknowledging that they have reviewed the District\u2019s hazing, sportsmanship and athletic policies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Dr. Jarrod Spencer presents his Mind of the Athlete program to our student-athletes three times each year.\u00a0 The athletic directors have asked him to include pertinent issues related to hazing, intimidation, and bullying in his presentations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Class meetings are held with all students about hazing and HIB.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Periodic emails are sent out.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Physical Education\/Health teachers include discussions about these issues in their Character Education Program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">School-wide assemblies are held on these subjects. School clubs such as the Friends of Rachel and the Green Dot Club focus on improving school climate and reducing bullying in the schools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u200b\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">HIB Information can be found on the District and both high school websites.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u200b<\/span>\u200bNorth Hunterdon and Voorhees High School will be kicking off soon the North360\/Voorhees 360 cellphone\/chromebook software curriculum that will includes hazing awareness.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">The Administration asks that you remind your son or daughter about the behavioral expectations that the schools have for them on a daily basis while they are attending our high schools. Additionally, please review the schools\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/parentstudenthandbook\/files\/2014\/08\/NHHS-Code-of-Conduct-2014-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"local-link\">Code of Conduct\u00a0<\/a>with them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">\u200bAdditionally, please review the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/2015\/09\/21\/national-hazing-prevention-week-be-safe\/\" class=\"local-link\">National Hazing Prevention Week<\/a> information.\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">We have outstanding\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u200bstaff, coaches, \u200b<\/span>parents\/guardians and student-athletes at both schools, and we greatly appreciate your assistance in helping to spread this message.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Click <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazingprevention.org\/home\/prevention\/national-hazing-prevention-week\/\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to review the National Hazing Prevention Week Information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfhs.org\/articles\/the-case-for-high-school-activities\/#chapter4\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">HERE<\/a><\/strong> to review the National Federation of High Schools Case for High School Activities Information.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents\/Guardians and All Students, \u200bThis week is National Hazing Prevention Week. \u200bAs you have seen in media reports\u00a0across the country\u200b, incidents of hazing as well as harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB),\u00a0\u200bmay take place at schools. 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