H.R. 3132 · 110th Congress
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Linda Sánchez
- Introduced
- 2007-07-23
- Latest action
- 2007-09-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Summary
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment; and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment.
Requires such LEAs or schools to: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, that now must include bullying and harassment; and (2) establish grievance procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct.
Includes bullying and harassment within the the Act's definition of violence.