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Senate approves statewide bullying-and-hazing policy request for schools
Summary
The Senate amended and passed First Substitute House Bill 325, which directs the State Board of Education to draft a model bullying, hazing and retaliation policy by Sept. 1 and requires local boards to adopt it by Sept. 1, 2009; a floor amendment removed a mandatory reporting requirement for school employees.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on March 4 passed First Substitute House Bill 325, a bill asking the State Board of Education to develop a model bullying, hazing and retaliation policy and requiring local school and charter boards to adopt that model within one year.
Senator [Greiner] introduced the measure as a policy request rather than a criminal statute, saying the bill "is just asking for a policy" and contains no penalties. Greiner told the floor the bill…
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