Pennsylvania SB982 mandates public schools to update their bullying prevention policies to include prohibitions, reporting procedures, and staff.
Pennsylvania SB982 aims to improve safety and prevent bullying and cyberbullying in public schools. The bill requires each school entity to adopt or revise their bullying prevention policy by July 1 of the following year. The updated policies must include a prohibition against bullying, cyberbullying, and retaliation, confidential reporting procedures for students and staff, age-appropriate instruction on prevention in existing curricula, and staff training every three years and during onboarding.
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