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Senate committee backs bill to require parental notice after serious school bullying incidents
Summary
The Senate Education Committee recommended House Bill 44 to the floor with a "do pass" recommendation after a presentation from Rep. Chris Mathias on narrow parental notification for serious bullying incidents, with questions about law‑enforcement notifications and local practice.
Representative Chris Mathias told the Senate Education Committee House Bill 44 is aimed at reducing youth suicide by ensuring parents are notified after serious bullying incidents in school. "What this bill does is tries to put parents in a position to be able to help their kids when it's time sensitive and when they're in their most need," Mathias said.
The bill would require school districts to notify parents of both the alleged bully and the victim when a bullying incident meets a district's definition of "serious," defined in the bill as an incident that…
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