Here's How Many Bullying Cases Were Reported In Princeton

PRINCETON, NJ — The Princeton School District reported a total of 22 harassment, intimidation and bullying cases this past year while Princeton Charter School reported 9, according to numbers recently released by the state.

Princeton Public Schools ranked at having the 87th highest number of cases, according to state data released for 2017-18. It averaged 5.85 cases per 1,000 students, which was 263rd highest out of 550 school districts in the state.

Princeton Charter School ranked at having the 226th highest number of cases, according to state data released for 2017-18. It averaged 22.61 cases per 1,000 students, which was 26th highest out of 550 school districts in the state.

East Windsor ranked the highest in number of average cases and Hamilton ranked the highest in the number of cases for Mercer County while Mercer County Special Services did not have any reported cases.

The state Department of Education has cautioned that these numbers are reported by each district, so each jurisdiction is responsible for reporting its results fairly and accurately. But they are required by law to report them. Read more here: Report Shows NJ School Districts With Most Bullying, Harassment

Here is the list of Mercer County school districts with the highest-to-lowest number of harassment, intimidation and bullying cases per 1,000 people (the number indicates the number of cases per 1,000 people):

• 114. EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL, MERCER 10.54
• 141. LAWRENCE TWP, MERCER 9.09
• 162. EWING TWP, MERCER 8.24
• 200. W WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REG, MERCER 7.30
• 245. HAMILTON TWP, MERCER 6.27
• 263. PRINCETON REGIONAL, MERCER 5.85
• 308. MERCER COUNTY VOCATIONAL, MERCER 4.95
• 407. HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL, MERCER 3.13
• 423. ROBBINSVILLE TWP, MERCER 2.83
• 550. TRENTON CITY, MERCER 0.23

Here is the list of Mercer County school districts with the highest-to-lowest number of cases:

• 12. HAMILTON TWP, MERCER 72
• 14. W WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REG, MERCER 71
• 19. EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL, MERCER 54
• 43. LAWRENCE TWP, MERCER 35
• 58. EWING TWP, MERCER 29
• 87. PRINCETON REGIONAL, MERCER 22
• 186. HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL, MERCER 11
• 215. ROBBINSVILLE TWP, MERCER 9
• 410. MERCER COUNTY VOCATIONAL, MERCER 3
• 411. TRENTON CITY, MERCER

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