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24 P.S. § 13?1303.1?A
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes Currentness
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 1. Public School Code of 1949 (Refs & Annos)
Article XIII?A. Safe Schools (Refs & Annos)
§ 13?1303.1?A. Policy relating to bullying
(a) No later than January 1, 2009, each school entity shall adopt a policy or amend its existing policy relating to
bullying and incorporate the policy into the school entity's code of student conduct required under 22 Pa. Code §
12.3(c) (relating to school rules). The policy shall delineate disciplinary consequences for bullying and may provide for
prevention, intervention and education programs, provided that no school entity shall be required to establish a new
policy under this section if one currently exists and reasonably fulfills the requirements of this section. The policy shall
identify the appropriate school staff person to receive reports of incidents of alleged bullying.
(b) Each school entity shall make the policy available on its publicly accessible Internet website, if available, and in
every classroom. Each school entity shall post the policy at a prominent location within each school building where
such notices are usually posted. Each school entity shall ensure that the policy and procedures for reporting bullying
incidents are reviewed with students within ninety (90) days after their adoption and thereafter at least once each
school year.
(c) Each school entity shall review its policy every three (3) years and annually provide the office with a copy of its
policy relating to bullying, including information related to the development and implementation of any bullying
prevention, intervention and education programs. The information required under this subsection shall be attached
to or made part of the annual report required under section 1303?A(b). [FN1]
(d) In its policy relating to bullying adopted or maintained under subsection (a), a school entity shall not be prohibited
from defining bullying in such a way as to encompass acts that occur outside a school setting if those acts meet the
requirements contained in subsection (e)(1), (3) and (4). If a school entity reports acts of bullying to the office in
accordance with section 1303?A(b), it shall report all incidents that qualify as bullying under the entity's adopted
definition of that term.
(e) For purposes of this article, “bullying” shall mean an intentional electronic, written, verbal or physical act, or a
series of acts:
(1) directed at another student or students;
(2) which occurs in a school setting;
(3) that is severe, persistent or pervasive; and
(4) that has the effect of doing any of the following:
(i) substantially interfering with a student's education;
(ii) creating a threatening environment; or
(iii) substantially disrupting the orderly operation of the school; and
“school setting” shall mean in the school, on school grounds, in school vehicles, at a designated bus stop or at any
activity sponsored, supervised or sanctioned by the school.
CREDIT(S)
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XIII?A, § 1303.1?A, added 2008, July 9, P.L. 846, No. 61, § 6, retroactive effective
July 1, 2008.
[FN1] 24 P.S. § 13?1303.1?A.
24 P.S. § 13?1303.1?A, PA ST 24 P.S. § 13?1303.1?A
Current through Act 2009?21
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