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Senate committee hears bill assigning investigation duty to first school district in cross-district bullying cases
Summary
House Bill 108 would require the principal or designee of the first school district to learn of a bullying or cyberbullying incident that crosses district lines to initiate an investigation and encourage collaboration among all districts involved.
House Bill 108 would require the principal or designee of the first school district to learn of a bullying or cyberbullying incident that crosses district lines to initiate an investigation and encourage collaboration among all districts involved.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Valerie McDonald (Rockingham 25), told the Senate Education Committee the provision aims to close a gap that can leave incidents uninvestigated when districts assume the other will act. She said the bill addresses both in-person bullying and electronic cyberbullying and that it contains language—developed with the…
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