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State Anti-Bullying Policies:A National Landscape
Jennifer Dounay ZinthEducation Commission of the States
For 2011 NCSL Legislative Summit
August 9, 2011
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Yes Unclear
Is Bullying Prohibited?
No No Law
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
UT
AZ
TX
OK
NE
MT
MI
PA
WV VA
TN
MDDE
NY
VTNH
ME
MA
SC
NC
GAALMS
FL
LA
AR
MO
OHIN
KY
IL
WI
IA
MN
ND
KS
NM
CO
AK
WY CT RI
NJ
HI
District of Columbia
SD
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Student
UnclearNot Specified No Law
OR
CA
NV
ID
AZ OK
NE PA
VA
TN
MDDE
NYNH
ME
MA
SC
NC
GAALMS
FL
LA
AR
MO
OHIN
KY
IL
WI
IA
MN
ND
KS
NM
CO
AK
WY CT RI
NJ
HI
Who is Protected?
Student and School Employee
MT
District of Columbia
WA
WVUT
TX
VT
MISD
-
State
UnclearNot Specified No Law
ORID
AZ OK
NE PA
TN
MD
DE
NYNH
ME
MA
SC
NC
GAALMS
FL
LA
AR
MO
OHIN
KY
IL
WI
IA
MN
ND
KS
NM
CO
AK
WY CT RI
NJ
HI
State or Local Definition
State and Local
MT
District of Columbia
Local
CA
NV
VA
WA
WV
VT
UT
TX
MISD
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Yes Unclear
Includes Cyber-Bullying
No No Law
OR
NV
ID
AZ OK
NE
MT
PA
TN
MDDE
NH
ME
MA
SC
NC
GAALMS
FL
LA
AR
MO
OHINIL
IA
MN
ND
KS
NM
CO
WY CT RI
NJ
District of Columbia
AK
CA
HI
NYWI
KYVA
WA
WVUT
TX
VT
MISD
-
Yes
Unclear
GLBT Explicitly Protected
No No Law
WA
OR
NV
ID
UT
AZ
TX
OK
NE
MT
PA
TN
MDDE
VTNH
ME
MA
SC
NC
GAALMS
FL
LA
AR
MO
OHINIL
IA
MN
ND
KS
NM
CO
WY CT RI
NJ
District of Columbia
AK
WI NY
HI
CAKY
VA
Equal Protection for all Students
WV
MISD
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Yes Unclear
SEA Must Develop Model Policy
No No Law
WA
ID
UT
AZ OK
NE
MT
PA
TN
MD
VTNH
ME
NC
MS
LA
AR
MO
OHINIL
IA
MN
ND
KS
NM
WY CT RI
NJ
District of Columbia
AK
WI
HI
CA
AL
DE
FL
GA
MA
NV
NY
OR
SC
KYVAWV
TX
MISD
Partial
CO
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Yes Unclear
Informs Students and Others of Anti-Bullying Policy
No No Law
OR
NV
ID
NE
MT
PA
TN
MDDE
NH
ME
MA
SC
NC
GAALMS
FL
LA
AR
INIL
IA
MN
ND
NM
CO
WY CT RI
NJ
District of Columbia
HI
AK
AZ
CAKS MO
NY
OH
OK
WI
KYVA
WA
WVUT
TX
VT
MISD
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Student, Relative
UnclearNot Specified No Law
WA
OR
CA
NV
UT
AZ
TX
OK
NE PA
TN
MD
NY
VTNH
ME
MA
SC
NC
GAALMS
FL
LA
AR
MO
OHINIL
WI
IA
MN
ND
KS
NM
CO
CTRI
NJ
Who May Report Bullying?
Student, Relative, Staff
MT
District of Columbia
AK
DE
HI
ID
WY
KYVAWV
MISD
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Yes Unclear
School Staff Required to Report Bullying?
No No Law
ID
UT
OK
NE
MT
PA
VA
TN
NH
ME
LA
OHINIL
IA
MN
ND
KS
CT RI
NJ
District of Columbia
WI
CA
DE
FL
MA
NV
NY
OR
SC
AL
AK
AZ AR
CO
HI
MD
MS
MO
NM
NC
WY
GA
KY
WA
WV
TX
VT
MISD
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Yes UnclearNo No Law
OR
CA
NV
UT
AZ
TX
OK
NE PA
VA
TN
NY
VTNH
ME
MA
SC
NC
GAALMS
FL
LA
AR
MO
OHIN
KY
IL
WI
IA
MN
ND
KS
NM
CO
CTRI
Specifies Means by Which Bullying Must be Reported (i.e., in writing, or on common form)
Local policy must specify reporting procedure
MT
District of Columbia
AK
HI
ID
WY
Department policy must specify reporting procedure
DEMD
NJ
WA
WV
MISD
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Yes Unclear
Immunity for Reporters, Reprisal Prohibited
No No Law
OR
TX
MT
VA
TN
MDDE
NHMA
SC
NC
GAALMS
FL
AR
IL
IA
ND
NM
CO
WY CT RI
NJ
District of Columbia
HI
AK
AZ
CAKS MO
OH
OK
WI
Partial
ID
IN
ME
LA
MN
NV NE
NY
PA
KY
WA
WV
VT
UT
MISD
-
Administration Must Investigate
OR
UT
MT
VA
TN
MDDE
SC
GA
FL
AR
IL
IA
ND
CT RI
NJ
District of Columbia
HI
CAKS MO
ID
ME
MN
NE
NY
PA
Yes Unclear
No No Law
AK
AL
AZ
CO
LA
MA
MS
NV
NH
NC
OH
NMOK
WI
WY
IN
KY
WA
WV
TX
VT
MISD
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Yes Unclear
No No Law
NV
ID
UT
AZ OK
NE
MT
PA
WV
TN
ME
SC
ALMS
LA
MO
OHIN
MN
ND
KSCO
WY CT RI
NJ
District of Columbia
WI
HI
CA
AR
FL
GA
IL
IA
MD
MANH
NY
NM
NC
OR
KYVA
WA
AK
DE
TX
VT
MISD
Infractions punished with increasingly serious consequences or geared to age/grade level
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Yes Unclear
Requires Anti-bullying PD or Training
No No Law
WA
ID
OK
NE
MT
PA
VA
TN
VT
ME
LA
OHINIL
IA
MN
CT
NJ
District of Columbia
CA
DE
MA
NV
NY
OR
SC
AL
AR
COMO
NC
AK
AZ
FL
HI
KSMD
MS
NH
NM
RIWY
WI
GA
KY
ND
WV
TX
UT
VT
MISD
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Yes Unclear
State or Local Reporting Required
No No Law
ID
UT
OK
NE
MT
PA
TN
ME
OHINIL
MN
CT
NJ
District of Columbia
CA
DE
NV
OR
AZ
FL
MD
MS
NH
NM
RI
WI
AL
AK
AR
CO
GA
HI
IA
KS
LA
MA
MO
NY
NC
SC
WY
KYVA
WA
ND
WV
TX
VT
MISD
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Model Legislative Components• Defines bullying—includes cyberbullying
• Prohibits bullying—including cyberbullying
• Informs students, parents, staff and others of anti-bullying policy
• Enables parents, requires staff to report suspected bullying
• Provides immunity, prohibits retaliation
• Requires admins to investigate reports
• Encourages or requires anti-bullying education
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Costs• Low- to No-Cost:
– Prohibiting bullying
– Requiring staff to report
• Medium Cost:
– Requiring the SEA to review local anti-bullying policies
• Highest Cost:
– Ongoing PD (can be mitigated by online options)
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Legislation re: Costs
• New Jersey:
– Ensure that existing resources are better managed and used
• Massachusetts:
– SEA must ID alternative methods for fulfilling staff PD requirement, one of which must be available at no cost to schools
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Model Policy and Costs
• Defines bullying—includes cyberbullying NO COST
• Prohibits bullying—including cyberbullying NO COST
• Informs students, parents, staff and others of anti-bullying policy LOW- to NO-COST
• Enables parents, requires staff to report suspected bullying LOW- to NO-COST
• Provides immunity, prohibits retaliation NO-COST
• Requires admins to investigate reports LOW COST
• Encourages or requires anti-bullying education MODERATE TO HIGH COST
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