http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/sum/sb461.htm
http://www.legis.state.ga.us
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Proposed Legislation Regarding Bullying
Bullying is becoming a more prevalent topic within education. This topic is even experiencing increased attention in the policy arena. Currently, Senate Bill 461 in the Georgia Legislature is aiming to provide guidelines regarding the topic and hold schools, teachers, and students accountable for their actions. The first web-site below will take you to the proposed bullying legislation. The second web-site will take you to the Georgia Legislature web-site. This is where you can identify your local legislators and drop them an email supporting the current legislation.
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I am completely against this legislation and any legislation of its kind.
I am happy SB 461 passed unanimously in the Georgia Senate, however I am concerned with one aspect of the bill. It states that district policies create "A requirement that a parent or guardian of any target of bullying or person who bullies another shall be notified".
I understand that it's important for parents to know when their children are being bullied so they can intervene. However, I am concerned about how this gives students absolutely no confidentiality. I would imagine that high schoolers would not want their parents/guardians to know that they are getting picked on at school. Media Specialists can't even let a parent know the title of an overdue book checked out by a student, so I am surprised to see that it's ok to notify a parent that his or her kid is not liked in school. Instead, I think the parents of the kids doing the bullying should be notified, since they are the ones committing the act and "breaking" the rules of the school.
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