Education Law

Educators urged to do their part to stop bullying

As BoardBuzz noted earlier, last month was National Bullying Prevention Month. The U.S. Department of Education sent out a letter recently to thousands of school districts, urging educators to be sure they are complying with their responsibilities to prevent bullying, as stated in federal laws.

The major points of this letter are highlighted in a  New York Times article which quotes the  letter: ?Harassing conduct may take many forms…” including  ”…the use of cell phones or the Internet? and ?it may be physically threatening, harmful, or humiliating.?  The article also points out that any form of harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, or disability violates federal civil rights laws.

Cyberbullying and school safety are topics that will be covered in-depth at the 2011 NSBA Annual Conference. Sessions include a full-day pre-conference workshop on Friday, April 8 entitled ?Integrating Cyberbullying Prevention within a Comprehensive All-Hazards School Crisis Plan,? as well as several district workshops presenting best practices on these topics.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on November 05, 2010 (boomark / email).