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Interns are eligible for the same liability protection by the Board of Education of a public school district as given to classroom teachers employed as regular staff members, according to the following New Jersey Laws of 1967:

CHAPTER 167, LAWS OF 1967 (Assembly Bill No. 244, Approved July 25, 1967).

AN ACT to amend “An act concerning education supplementing Title 18 and repealing sections 18:5-50.2 and 18:5-50.3 of the revised statutes and chapter 311 of the laws of 1938,” approved December 21, 1965 (P.L. 1965, c.205).

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of NJ:

1. Section 1 of the act of which this is amendatory is amended to read as follows: Whenever any civil action has been brought against any person holding any office, position or employment under the jurisdiction of any Board of Education of this State, including any intern, for any act or omission arising out of and in the course of the performance of the duties of such office, position, employment or Internship, the Board of Education shall defray all costs of defending such action, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses, together with costs of appeal, if any, and shall save harmless and protect such person from any financial loss resulting there from; and said board of education may arrange for and maintain appropriate insurance to cover all such damages, losses and expenses.
2. Section 2 of this act of which is amendatory is amended to read as follows: Should any criminal action be instituted against any such person for any such act or omission and should such proceeding be dismissed or result in a final disposition in favor of such person, the Board of Education shall reimburse him for the cost of defending such proceeding, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses of the original hearing or trial and all appeals.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.

School Strike Policy

In the event that a strike occurs in a school district where Ұ������ candidates are

assigned, the candidates will be removed from the school. After informing the appropriate school personnel of CTPP protocol, candidates will report to the CTPP at the university and await further instructions.

Fingerprinting Law (Fingerprinting Chapter 116, P.L. 1986)

Since 1986, the Department of Education requires all new district employees to undergo a background check and to be fingerprinted.

A clinical intern is not an employee of the school district where he/she completes the clinical component. However, all clinical practice candidates must hold a current substitute license. Candidates may apply for their substitute license at a local school district or in a county superintendent’s office. A NJ substitute license holder is employable throughout the State.

All interns placed in a Jersey City Public School for clinical practice will need to hold a substitute license and undergo a physical exam conducted by a JCPS physician. The JCPS department of Human Resources will arrange to process substitute license paperwork on the Ұ������ campus. There will be no charge for the physical examination.

The following districts require a substitute license for teacher candidates completing clinical experience: Bayonne, Fort Lee, Elizabeth, Jersey City, and West New York.

Reporting Child Abuse in New Jersey

The Department of Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P) is New Jersey's child protection and child welfare agency within the Department of Children and Families. Its mission is to ensure the safety, permanency and well-being of children and to support families. CP&P is responsible for investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect and, if necessary, arranging for the child's protection and the family's treatment.

In New Jersey, any person having reasonable cause to believe that a child has been subjected to abuse or acts of abuse should immediately report this information to the State Central Registry (Child Abuse Hotline) 1-877 NJ ABUSE (1-877-652-2873). If the child is in immediate danger, call 911 as well as 1-877-652-2873. The State Central Registry receives all reports of child abuse and neglect 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Reports requiring a field response are forwarded to the CP&P Local Office who investigates the matter. Additional information about CP&P, such as contact information for local offices, can be found online by accessing the following site, .

Please note: A concerned caller does not need proof to report an allegation of child abuse and can make the report anonymously.

Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying

New Jersey has been a leader in the establishment of a strong statutory, regulatory, policy and program framework to support the prevention, remediation and reporting of harassment, intimidation and bullying in schools.

School harassment, intimidation and bullying is a significant impediment to effective education and the well-being of youth worldwide. Experts have analyzed the impact of HIB on individual victims, bullies, schools, and on the broader community.

The New Jersey Legislature recognized that bullying in school settings is a growing concern and, therefore, passed the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (P.L.2010, c.122) in January 2011. The intent of the act is to strengthen standards and procedures for preventing, reporting investigating and responding to incidents of harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) in New Jersey’s public schools. To meet the requirements of the act, teachers, educational services professionals, and educational leaders must receive training on harassment, intimation and bullying in school settings beginning with the 2011-2012 school year. N.J.S.A. 18A:37-22(d) requires that instruction on HIB be provided within the professional development cycle, and, additionally, N.J.S.A. 18A:6-112 requires that a component on HIB be incorporated into the existing required suicide prevention training. Documentation on educators’ completion of these requirements will follow the existing State procedures.