March 29, 2024

Massachusetts law about bullying and cyberbullying Mass.gov

0

Massachusetts law about bullying and cyberbullying Mass.gov

Bullying, Mass. Legal Services.
Compilation of Massachusetts bullying law resources

Bullying, UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools.
An extensive list of links to resources on bullying for teachers, parents, law enforcement, and anyone else interested in the topic. Great resource!

Bullying and harassment prevention orders, Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts. 
Texting, ‘Sexting’ and the Internet and Harassment Prevention Orders.

Children’s issues series: anti-bullying laws, Mass. Legal Services.
Provides information on state and federal laws in a question and answer format.

Direct from the field: a guide to bullying prevention, Mass. Dept. of Public Health
This 123-page publication has been provided to every school district in Massachusetts. The guide is intended to help schools develop bullying-prevention programs.

Model bullying prevention and intervention plan under M.G.L. c. 71, § 37O, Mass. Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education
“We recommend that districts and schools use this model plan as a blueprint for developing their own plans that align with their individual school climate initiatives and needs.” Model plan is in both PDF and Word format.

Massachusetts students: what to do if you’re being bullied, GLAD, March 2014
“If you are being bullied and your school is not protecting you, your school is not following the law.” Despite the title, this publication doesn’t provide “what to do” advice, but does provide a great summary of the law’s key points.

Recommendations from the review of laws regarding bullying in Massachusetts: report to the Massachusetts General Court. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commission to Review Statutes Relative to Implementation of the School Bullying Law, June 2011.
Provides 7 recommendations to improve bullying prevention efforts in the Commonwealth

Students’ rights in Massachusetts, GLAD, February 2014
Questions & answers on discrimination in public schools on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression

Published at Mon, 29 Jun 2020 10:17:00 +0000

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *