H.R. 5184 · 111th Congress

To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2010-04-29
Latest action
2010-05-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Summary

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 complaint procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct.

Includes bullying and harassment within the Act's definition of violence.