Bullying/Harassment
Statute Title 20-A 1001.15H (2005) requires school administrative units to establish procedures and policies to address bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment based on the model policies developed by Subcommittee on School and Community Climate of the Children's Cabinet.
The System-Wide Code of Conduct mandates, "Students shall not engage in violent or threatening behavior" such as bullying and harassment. Violation of this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.
Cyber Bullying
No state policy.
Hazing
Statute Title 20-A 6553 (1999) requires school boards to adopt a prohibitive policy "against 'injurious hazing,' either on or off school property, by any student, staff member, group or organization" affiliated with a public school. Penalties include the suspension or expulsion of a student, administrator, or staff violator; ejection from school property of a person not associated with the public school; and rescission of permission for to operate on school property or receive any other benefit of affiliation with the public school for organizations in violation of the hazing policy. This statute is also implemented in the System-Wide Student Code of Conduct.
Source: National Association of State Boards of Education
Last Updated: 9/15/2010
