Vermont H.B. 629

Vermont H.B. 629

School District Student Misbehavior

Defines bullying: Bullying" means any overt act or combination of acts directed against a student by another student or group of students and which: (A) is repeated over time; (B) is intended to ridicule, humiliate, or intimidate the student; and (C) occurs during the school day on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored activity, or before or after the school day on a school bus or at a school-sponsored activity.

Requires the state commissioner by January 1, 2005, to update and distribute a model school plan on student discipline. This plan must:
(1) state that bullying is a form of dangerous and disrespectful behavior that will not be permitted or tolerated;
(2) enable students to report anonymously to teachers and school administrators acts of bullying;
(3) enable parents or guardians of students to file written reports of suspected bullying;
(4) require teachers and other school staff who witness acts of bullying or receive student reports of bullying to notify school administrators;
(5) require school administrators to investigate any written reports filed and to review any anonymous reports;
(6) include an intervention strategy for school staff to deal with bullying;
(7) include the prohibition against bullying in the student or school handbook and otherwise make students aware of the prohibition against bullying, the penalties therefor, and the procedures for reporting bullying;
(8) require the school to notify the parent or guardian of a student who
commits a verified act of bullying of the response of the school staff and consequences that may result from further acts of bullying;
(9) to the extent permitted under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-380) and as amended, require the school to notify the parent or guardian of a student who is a victim of bullying of the action taken to prevent any further acts of bullying; and
(10) require the school to collect data on the number of reported incidents of bullying and the number of incidents that have been verified and to make such data available to the commissioner and to the public.
On or before January 15, 2007, the commissioner must report to the senate and house committees on education on implementation of this section. The report should include pertinent data such as incidences of bullying gathered by school districts.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2004/acts/ACT117.HTM

Source:
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs

Status: Signed into law Status Date: 05/18/2004

Vermont H.B. 629
School District Student Misbehavior
Defines bullying: Bullying" means any overt act or combination of acts directed against a student by another student or group of students and which: (A) is repeated over time; (B) is intended to ridicule, humiliate, or intimidate the student; and (C) occurs during the school day on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored activity, or before or after the school day on a school bus or at a school-sponsored activity. Requires the state commissioner by January 1, 2005, to update and distribute a model school plan on student discipline. This plan must: (1) state that bullying is a form of dangerous and disrespectful behavior that will not be permitted or tolerated; (2) enable students to report anonymously to teachers and school administrators acts of bullying; (3) enable parents or guardians of students to file written reports of suspected bullying; (4) require teachers and other school staff who witness acts of bullying or receive student reports of bullying to notify school administrators; (5) require school administrators to investigate any written reports filed and to review any anonymous reports; (6) include an intervention strategy for school staff to deal with bullying; (7) include the prohibition against bullying in the student or school handbook and otherwise make students aware of the prohibition against bullying, the penalties therefor, and the procedures for reporting bullying; (8) require the school to notify the parent or guardian of a student who commits a verified act of bullying of the response of the school staff and consequences that may result from further acts of bullying; (9) to the extent permitted under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-380) and as amended, require the school to notify the parent or guardian of a student who is a victim of bullying of the action taken to prevent any further acts of bullying; and (10) require the school to collect data on the number of reported incidents of bullying and the number of incidents that have been verified and to make such data available to the commissioner and to the public. On or before January 15, 2007, the commissioner must report to the senate and house committees on education on implementation of this section. The report should include pertinent data such as incidences of bullying gathered by school districts. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2004/acts/ACT117.HTM
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs
Status: Signed into law	Status Date: 05/18/2004