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Goodwill Public Relations Manager Juli Lundberg demonstrates how to use a kiosk at Goodwills Medford
location. With the adoption of iDonate, donors can track their donations online at anytime.
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P r e - s o r t e d
S t a n d a r d
U S P o s t a g e
P A I D
B e l l m a w r N J
P e r m i t 1 5 0 1
R e s i d e n t i a l C u s t o m e r
School bullying
is on the decline
Bullying has not been much of
an issue in the Medford school
district, in part because of the
culture fostered in the district, Di-
rector of Pupil Personnel Servic-
es Dr. Gale Ferraro said.
Ferraro says it has taken some
time to understand the scope of
the new harassment, intimida-
tion and bullying (HIB) policy
handed down by the state on Sept.
1.
It was not clear to us what
constituted HIB, Ferraro said.
Although theres a very specific
definition, there are a lot of gray
areas, and I think that as time has
gone on, weve been able to get
better at trying to determine
what falls under HIB and what
is actually a discipline issue.
The law calls for a district-wide
anti-bullying coordinator, a
school anti-bullying specialist
and a school safety team. As dis-
trict anti-bullying coordinator,
Ferraro oversees HIB procedures
and protocols.
We always err on the side of
caution, she said, noting the dis-
trict investigates all cases of pos-
sible HIB.
Ferraro said the number of re-
ported incidents has declined and
that most cases involve discipline
issues.
When you have students call-
ing each other names, is it harass-
ment or is it just typical for that
developmental level? she asked.
And while most believe harass-
ment happens over time, the law
says one incident could be consti-
tuted as harassment.
Ferraro said district anti-bully-
ing personnel talk with the al-
leged victims, and the alleged ha-
rassers, as well as to witnesses, to
determine the seriousness of sit-
uations.
Medford Township schools
have always had character educa-
tion and programs in place to try
to diminish any kind of harass-
ment, intimidation or bullying
behavior in our students, she
said. Were not seeing any great
number of cases of HIB, because
our students are educated that its
not appropriate.
Ferraro said there has been a
lot of training since September
on what HIB is, and noted the
first week in October was the first
mandated Week of Respect.
So our schools have many,
many activities to really high-
light what bullying is, and really
to educate our students about it,
she said.
Ferraro said she thinks she
sees much less HIB in Medford
because it is a K-8 district, and
that most bullying goes on in high
school.
She was expecting more at the
middle school, but that has not
been the case.
Weve had very few incidents
of documented HIB, Ferraro
said. We have high expectations
all of our schools have a code of
conduct.
She said students mostly live
up to those expectations.
And sometimes, there are disci-
plinary situations which Ferraro
called teachable moments that
might require counseling but
Donate at kiosk, track online
With a New Year coming up
quickly, many local residents are
eager to make those last minute
donations to charities to get their
final tax deduction of the year.
To make things more conven-
ient, Goodwill Industries, of
Southern NJ & Philadelphia has
installed computerized donation
kiosks at all of its donation cen-
ters and unveiled state-of-the-art
technology that enables donors to
track their giving online, 24-7.
Goodwill Public Relations
Manager Juli Lundberg said do-
nating to Goodwill is simple: the
donor pulls up, an attendant un-
loads the car, the donor puts his
or her contact information into
the kiosk as well as what was do-
nated, and the donor gets a re-
ceipt.
The next time a donor comes
with donations, the donor will
only have to enter his or her
phone number.
And with iDonate at www.good
willnj.org, the donor inputs his or
her phone number and receives a
report of all donations made.
There is no need to keep receipts
for the whole year.
Lundberg said the donation
kiosks have been around for two
years and iDonate launched in
November.
Its just a huge convenience
for donors to be able to see what
theyve done all year, she said,
noting many people have called at
tax time looking for receipts.
Lundberg said donations are
strong this year, especially in
By SEAN PATRICK MURPHY
The Medford Sun
By SEAN PATRICK MURPHY
The Medford Sun
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that theyre not necessarily HIB
incidents.
You may have made a mistake
this time, (so) we want you to do
better next time, she said. And
we support our students in mak-
ing those services available to
them.
TEACHABLE
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Special to The Sun
Director of Pupil Personnel Services Dr. Gale Ferraro said it has taken some time to understand the
scope of the new harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) policy handed down by the state. Bullying
has not been much of an issue in Medford, she said.
Teachable moments support students
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Medford police have arrested
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ly.
Police say they had been called
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100 block of South Main Street. A
report was filed that indicated the
home had been broken into and
ransacked, and that electronics
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ued at around $500, reports said.
A second resident at the home
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Both were released on their
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of Mt. Holly Road and Brace Road
for a report of a motor vehicle
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discovered that the one vehicle in-
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bound shoulder of Mt. Holly
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Through the course of the on-
scene investigation, it was discov-
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The driver was injured as a result
of the crash, and was transported
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The driver was traveling north
on Mt. Holly Road when he ran off
the roadway and struck a tree on
the southbound shoulder. The
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