HARASSMENT

Intentionally mean
behavior

Bullying
Sexual
harassment
Cyber
bullying
Cyber
harass-
Title ment
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Figure 7. Student Reactions to Sexual Harassment, by Gender
Figure 4. Why Students Sexually Harassed Other Students
Figure 14. Student Suggestions for Reducing Sexual Harassment
at School, by Gender
WHAT IS CONGRESS DOING?

The Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011 was

introduced by Senator Robert Casey (PA) and
Representative Linda Sanchez (CA). The legislation was
reintroduced in 2013.

The act would require schools to specifically prohibit bullying

and harassment, including conduct based on a students
actual or perceived race, color, national origin, sex, disability,
sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. It also requires
schools to implement prevention programs and report data
on bullying and harassment to the Department of Education.
LAWS & REGULATIONS

Forty-five states have passed laws to deter bullying in public

schools and 36 states have legislation that includes electronic
harassment.

You can find your states laws on bullying and harassment

through the National Association of State Boards of Education
(NASBE) State School Health Policy Database .

The Cyberbullying Research Center creates a review of

bullying and cyberbullying state laws. Here is the April 2013
version.
LAWS & REGULATIONS
You should know that. . .

Students who are accused of bullying are not necessarily

protected by the First Amendment.

Schools cannot release information about students- the

Federal Education Privacy and Education Act (FERPA)
ensures the privacy of a students education record. This
means parents cannot obtain information about another
student through the school.
SELECTED
RESOURCES
Websites:

www.netsmartz.org

www.isafe.org

www.norton.com/familyresource

www.stopbullying.gov

www.aauw.org
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?

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