Sentences with phrase «cyberbullying bill»

Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada Making Cyberbullying a Criminal Offence in Canada On Wednesday, the Canadian federal government introduced Bill C - 13, a «new» cyberbullying bill to address the increasingly harmful effects of intimate images going viral online.

This «Cyberbullying Bill» amended the School Code effective January 1, 2015, to make clear that student cyberbullying in «non-school-related locations» or via a student's own personal technology is prohibited if the cyberbullying causes a substantial disruption to the educational process or orderly operation of a school.

In the cyberbullying bill, «bullying» would mean creating of a hostile environment by conduct, threats, intimation or abuse that reasonably has the effect of substantially interfering with a student's well - being, disrupts the school environment or causes a risk of physical or emotional harm.

The Journal News likes the fact that the cyberbullying bill passed this session focuses on prevention and not criminalization.

Not exact matches

Legislators introduced a bill defining cyberbullying late Friday night, and on Saturday introduced a bill codifying a plan Cuomo announced in May to create a 17 - member board overseeing the New York Racing Association for three years.

State Senate Republicans introduced a bill in May that, among other things, would require creation of a state hotline for students to report bullying, cyberbullying and hazing.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, pictured here in Berlin in April, has signed into law a bill that criminalizes cyberbullying and the spread of misinformation.

The bill, signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2012, required teachers to report any cyberbullying they witnessed to school administrators within a day.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, pictured here in Berlin in April, has signed into law a bill that criminalizes cyberbullying and the spread of misinformation.

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Illinois Representative Mike Fortner, who sponsored the Bill that amended the Right to Privacy in Schools Act, explained that the law «restricts the school's ability to access Facebook to only those specific cases of cyberbullying which are either reported to the school or were observed by school personnel.»

The bill defines cyberbullying («bullying that is done through the use of any electronic communication device...») and adds it to existing bullying statutes.

The bill provides the opportunity for injunctive relief for a victim of cyberbullying, and raises the offense of «harassment» to a Class A misdemeanor if it was committed via electronic communication against a child with the intent to cause injury or suicide.

Lowering the Bar suggests that publishing the bill itself online might subject the legislature to being charged, since it is clearly intended to» «coerce» or «intimidate» young people into not being cyberbullies.»

Remember that the Liberals backed down from their criticism and ultimately supported the Conservatives» lawful access, digital privacy, and cyberbullying law, Bill C - 13, for political reasons.

Annika Friesen, an associate lawyer with Fillmore Riley, writes about Bill C - 13, Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, which strives to criminalize online stalking and cyberbullying.

The cyberbullying proposals are part of a wider omnibus bill that amends a few acts, including the Criminal Code and Evidence Act.

Cyberbullying is now a crime in New Zealand after the country's parliament passed the Harmful Digital Communications Bill.