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H.R. 5184

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To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs.
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Committee
Latest Action · May 27, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Congress
111th (2009–2011)
Introduced
April 29, 2010
Cosponsors (6)
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Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment; and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment. Requires such LEAs or schools to: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, that now must include bullying and harassment; and (2) establish complaint procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct. Includes bullying and harassment within the Act's definition of violence.

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