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AB 91 - Golden Rule Act [Kentucky]
In April 2008, Gov. Steve Beshear signed House Bill 91, often referred to as "The Golden Rule Act." The measure is aimed at protecting Kentucky's students by requiring "bullying" policies in the state's public schools. "This legislation hits home for many children, teens and their parents," said Gov. Beshear. "By prohibiting bullying and harassment among students, The Golden Rule Act will help protect Kentucky's most valuable resource, our children."
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he legislation, sponsored by Rep. Mike Cherry (D-Princeton), prohibits bullying, harassment and other forms of intimidation--including cyber-bullying via the Internet among students. Those who break the code of acceptable behavior could face suspension, expulsion or other disciplinary action. School districts also will be required to put procedures in place to handle reports of such behavior.
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HB 91 also includes provisions that require school districts to provide training to teachers and others who work directly with students, if funds are available, and include information on both the code of acceptable behavior and the Golden Rule in district employee training manuals.
No bullies allowed [Pennsylvania State Initiative]
A bill passed earlier this year makes it mandatory for Pennsylvania school districts to have a written anti-bullying policy in place beginning next year.
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A school must have a written bullying policy that includes consequences for violations, identify school personnel to notify with complaints and the policy must be posted in every classroom and be reviewed by students, according to a press release issued by Williams' office.
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And while school violence had declined 4 percent during the past several years, bullying in schools has risen 5 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Cyberbullying Defined in H.R. 2163
Illustrating how important this threat has become, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) proposed a federal law that would criminalize acts of so-called cyberbullying. In this blog, two national security advisors propose to take it further so that on-line masquerading is also defined and considered. They would also like to see H.R. 2163 increase the penalities when a cyberbully uses a false identity or steals another person's identity when bullying a victim.
Governor Signs Law To Educate Children On Internet Safety [Illinois]
Governor Rod Blagojevich Thursday signed Senate Bill 2512 legislation to help protect children from the dangers of the Internet. SB 2512 requires school districts, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, to incorporate an "age-appropriate Internet safety unit of instruction in the current course of study regularly taught in the district's schools," beginning in third grade.
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he new law takes effect January 1st and provides that the Internet safety curriculums in schools will begin with the 2009-2010 school year. The bill allows the age-appropriate unit of instruction to be incorporated into the current courses of study regularly taught in the districts’ schools.
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Cybersafety Home [Kentucky]
Kentucky's Office of the Attorney General's home page for cybersafety and cyberbullying awareness and information.
Connect With Your Kids! [New Hampshire]
New Hampshire's effort to educate the public on the dangers of the Internet--and helping parents Connect with Their Kids! about Internet safety.
Montana: Safe in YourSpace
This site is brought to you by Montana Attorney General Mike McGrath and the Montana Safe Schools Center at The University of Montana.
Pennsylvania: Protecting Kids Online [Video]
The Pennyslvania Center for Safe Schools has released a new Internet safety video: <b>Protecting Kids Online</b>. This 22-minute Internet safety resource speaks to parents and caregivers on topics from understanding the serious repercussion of cyber-bullying to learning how to safeguard our children from online predators.
California AB 86 Assembly Bill - Pupil Safety
The California Department of Education (CDE) and the Office of the Attorney General (AG) co-administer the School/Law Enforcement Partnership program. The Partnership has funded the Kern County Office of Education for a five-year period to administer the statewide School Safety and Violence Prevention Training Grant. The grant provides for safe schools planning, bullying prevention, and crisis response training. This training program does not currently include prevention of bullying that occurs via electronic communication devices. <b>Need for the bill </b> : A poll commissioned in 2006 by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, showed that one in three teens and one in six preteens have been victims of cyber bullying and that more than 2 million of those victims told no one about the attacks.
Michigan Attorney General's Cyber Safety Initiative
The Michigan Cyber Safety Initiative (Michigan CSI) is an Internet safety education program with customized presentations for kindergarten through eighth-grade students and a community seminar. There are many downloadable handouts for educators and parents, including an online safety contract, social networking discussion questions (parent dialogue with child), templates, slides and sample presentations.
SafeFlorida.net - SafeSurf - Kids, Teens, Adults
Florida's Cybersafety Initiative consists of SafeSurf Web sites for <a href = "http://www.safeflorida.net/safesurfkids"><b>Kids</a>, <a href="http://www.safeflorida.net/safesurfteens"><b>Teens</a></b> and <a href= "http://www.safeflorida.net/safesurfadults"><b>Adults</b></a> and a <b>cybersafety school assembly program </b> that specifically targets middle and high school students to educate them about cyberpredators and personal internet safety.
Safe in YourSpace [Montana State Initiative]
The Montana Attorney General's office follows the national lead with a web site of their own on cybersafety resources and information for parents, educators and teens.
Parent Presentation on Cybersafety from VA Attorney General
17-minute parent presentation on cybersafety developed by IKeepSafe and Comcast with Bob McDonnell, Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia. The video is available free for all Comcast Digital Cable customers via Comcast's signature On Demand service. It explores the risks associated with the Internet, and teaches parents and guardians how to become involved and take action to protect their children from these risks. It can also be downloaded online.
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