This is partly because there is no federal law that
prohibits school bullying.
Not exact matches
Separate and apart from existing federal law, New York State's Dignity for All Students Act expressly
prohibits bullying, discrimination, and harassment, on
school property or at a
school function, on the basis of a student's gender identity or expression.
The Capistrano Unified
School District
prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and
bullying in all district
While most educators reported that their
schools have workplace harassment policies
prohibiting bullying, a smaller proportion of respondents said that their
schools or districts offered regular training on
bullying.
Student - on - student
bullying may also trigger a
school district's responsibilities under the U.S. Constitution, which
prohibits discrimination in public
schools based on many of the same characteristics protected by the civil rights laws.
According to the latest research, three components of the framework were associated with lower levels of
bullying; these components include laws that clearly describe
prohibited bullying behavior, define
schools» powers to restrict
bullying, and require districts to develop and implement local antibullying policies.
As previously reported, some
school districts are
bullying children who have been opted out by forcing them to stay in the testing rooms despite the fact that the SBAC testing regulations clearly and strictly
prohibit students who are not taking the test from remaining in the testing locations.
The
school district also has a policy in place that
prohibits both
bullying and harassment, whether written or verbal.
Behavior, Student Bilingual Education Biliteracy Seal Board of Education, State
Bullying, Harassment, Intimidation
Bullying - Parental Guidance on the Anti-
Bullying Bill of Rights Act
Bullying - Model Policy and Guidance For
Prohibiting Harassment, Intimidation and
Bullying on
School Property, at
School - Sponsored Functions and on
School Buses Business (Doing Business with DOE)
Harassment, intimidation, or
bullying behavior by any student and / or
school personnel at the ALC is strictly
prohibited, and such conduct may result in disciplinary action.
The legislation required
schools and districts to develop «safe
school climate plans,» it established deadlines for reporting, investigating, and notifying parents about
bullying incidents, it
prohibited retaliation against those who report
bullying (i.e. the Torrington situation) and required
school officials to notify police when they believe
bullying conduct constitutes a crime.
Even with
schools working to prevent
bullying and the laws that
prohibit these acts there are still numerous students that are the victims of various kinds of
bullying every year.
If
bullying or cyberbullying is happening at
school then Ontario's Education Act
prohibits repeated, aggressive behaviour that causes harm, fear or distress to another student.