Schools
Montclair Schools See Spike in Violence
New Jersey Department of Education releases Violence, Vandalism and Substance Abuse in the Schools Report.
Montclair Schools were more violent in 2012-13 than in the previous four years, according to the New Jersey Department of Education's Violence, Vandalism and Substance Abuse in the Schools Report released Friday.
Montclair, with 6,674 enrolled students, had 39 incidents of violence, 12 incidents of vandalism, seven incidents involving weapons and six incidents dealing with substances, for a total of 60 incidents.
The number of incidents of violence is the highest reported in the past four years. There were 11 incidents of violence reported in 2011-12, 13 in 2010-11 and 32 in 2009-10, according to the DOE district reports.
The violent incidents involving weapons was up by one or two over the last four years.
The district's Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying incidents were not available in the 2012-13 report.
To view previous reports, visit the DOE online.
No Essex County districts were among the nine most violent in the state.
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