N.J. Senate committee advances bill on dating violence

TRENTON — Schools in New Jersey might soon be required to conduct classes on dating violence. The Senate Education Committee today advanced a bill that would create a task force to develop a policy for schools. The policy would provide guidelines to school staff on reporting and responding to date violence. Health teachers in public schools would be required...

Aaron Houston/For the Star-LedgerSenate Education Committee chair Teresa Ruiz. The Senate Education Committee today will consider a bill that would create a task force to develop a policy to address dating violence.

TRENTON — Schools in New Jersey might soon be required to conduct classes on dating violence.

The Senate Education Committee today advanced a bill that would create a task force to develop a policy for schools. The policy would provide guidelines to school staff on reporting and responding to date violence.

Health teachers in public schools would be required to give age-appropriate instruction, which some already do.

The bill also requires the Education Department to develop dating violence training materials and to post them online.

The measure has bipartisan sponsorship.

A similar bill has been approved by the Assembly Education panel.

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