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Senate approves tougher school bullying definition, requires updated local policies and parental acknowledgment
Summary
The Senate passed a substitute to SB 161 to revise statutory bullying and cyberbullying definitions, require school boards to update policies and obtain annual parent/student/employee acknowledgments, and mandate limited reporting to the State Board of Education.
Senators voted to advance the first substitute to SB 161, which cleans up Utah’s statutory definition of bullying and cyberbullying, requires school boards (including charters) to update local policies and asks schools to obtain annual acknowledgments from parents, students and school employees.
Sponsor Senator Escamilla said the substitute aligns earlier…
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