33-1631. REQUIREMENTS FOR HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING INFORMATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. (1) School districts and charter schools shall undertake reasonable efforts to ensure that information on harassment, intimidation and bullying of students is disseminated annually to all school personnel, parents and students, including an affirmation that school personnel are authorized and expected to intervene or facilitate intervention on behalf of students facing harassment, intimidation or bullying.
(2) School districts and charter schools shall provide ongoing professional development to build skills of all school staff members to prevent, identify and respond to harassment, intimidation and bullying. The state board shall promulgate rules regarding the content of the professional development required by this subsection.
(3) District policies shall include a series of graduated consequences that may include, but are not limited to, referral to counseling, diversion, use of juvenile specialty courts, restorative practices, on-site suspension and expulsion for any student who commits an act of bullying, intimidation, harassment, violence or threats of violence. Guidelines for such policies will be set forth in the rules of the state board.
(4) Annually school districts shall report bullying incidents to the state department of education in a format set forth in rule by the state board. District policy shall designate persons to whom bullying reports are to be made and a procedure for a teacher or other school employee, student, parent, guardian or other person to report or otherwise provide information on bullying activity.
History:
[(33-1631) 33-1630, added 2015, ch. 289, sec. 2, p. 1161; am. and redesig. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 16, p. 110.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
Section 33-1601 - INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
Section 33-1603 - SECTARIAN INSTRUCTION FORBIDDEN.
Section 33-1604 - BIBLE READING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Section 33-1607 - AMERICANIZATION EDUCATION OF ADULTS.
Section 33-1608 - FAMILY LIFE AND SEX EDUCATION — LEGISLATIVE POLICY.
Section 33-1609 - “SEX EDUCATION” DEFINED.
Section 33-1610 - INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.
Section 33-1611 - EXCUSING CHILDREN FROM INSTRUCTION IN SEX EDUCATION.
Section 33-1612 - THOROUGH SYSTEM OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Section 33-1613 - SAFE PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES REQUIRED.
Section 33-1613A - EXPENDITURES TO ABATE UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS.
Section 33-1617 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS — PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
Section 33-1618 - ASSESSMENT EXCEPTION.
Section 33-1619 - VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Section 33-1625 - YOUTH ATHLETES — CONCUSSION AND HEAD INJURY GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS.
Section 33-1627 - MATH INITIATIVE.
Section 33-1628 - FIREARMS SAFETY EDUCATION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Section 33-1629 - AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Section 33-1632 - MASTERY-BASED EDUCATION.
Section 33-1633 - COMPUTER SCIENCE INITIATIVE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.