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Stop Bullying! Federal and State Laws that protect and prevent bullying.

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HOW CAN PARENTS PREVENT BULLYING?  Some of the following information was gathered from  Growing Pono SchoolsProject 1. Know What Laws Are in Place to Protect Your Child   Act 214, passed by the 2011 Legislature, requires the Board of Education to keep track of how the Department of Education enforces its rules against bullying, cyberbullying and harassment. It does so by requiring at least annual reporting of what schools are doing to make their schools safe.   Chapter 19 is the set of rules that define bullying and other student misconduct and spells out what disciplinary measures will be taken, and how parents will be informed of student misconduct.  What if teachers or any school staff post a comment on their Facebook page about a student? They may have not said their name exactly but it is obvious that they are referring to my child...is this ok?    No!   They are protected by POLICY 4211, Hawaii State Law.  T...