Legislation

§ 21. Bullying and harassment prevention and response. 1. No student
shall be subjected to harassment or bullying, including cyberbullying,
by other students on school property or at a school function.

2. Every school, subject to this section, shall adopt a written in
plain-language and age-appropriate anti-bullying and harassment policy,
which must be published on the school's website or internal
parent/student portal and shared annually with employees, parents, and
students. Such policy shall include but not be limited to information on
how bullying and harassment is defined, how incidents will be reported,
investigated, and documented, and an age-appropriate process for
notifying the victim about the final outcome of the investigation.

3. School employees who witness bullying or harassment, or receive an
oral or written report of bullying or harassment, shall promptly notify
the principal or head of school or the principal's or head of school's
designee, orally not later than one school day after such school
employee witnesses or receives a report of bullying and harassment, and
must file a written report with the principal or head of school's
designee not later than two school days after making the initial oral
report.

4. Upon a report of bullying, harassment, or retaliation, the
principal or head of school, or the principal or head of school's
designee, must investigate promptly, communicate their findings with the
victim and take immediate steps and appropriate follow-up action
reasonably calculated to ensure that such conduct has stopped and ensure
the safety of the student or students including retaliation against any
individual who in good faith reports such bullying or assists in the
investigation.