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\nMissouri anti-bullying laws and regulations include the following definition of bullying:
\n\u201cBullying\u201d means intimidation, unwanted aggressive behavior, or harassment that is repetitive or is substantially likely to be repeated and causes a reasonable student to fear for his or her physical safety or property; substantially interferes with the educational performance, opportunities, or benefits of any student without exception; or substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the school. Bullying may consist of physical actions, including gestures, or oral, cyberbullying, electronic, or written communication, and any threat of retaliation for reporting of such acts. Bullying of students is prohibited on school property, at any school function, or on a school bus. \u201cCyberbullying\u201d means bullying as defined in this subsection through the transmission of a communication including, but not limited to, a message, text, sound, or image by means of an electronic device including, but not limited to, a telephone, wireless telephone, or other wireless communication device, computer, or pager.
\n\u00a7 160.775 R.S.Mo. (2016)
\nYes. Missouri anti-bullying laws do not cover off-campus conduct. However, Missouri anti-bullying laws do state that any school district shall have jurisdiction to prohibited cyberbullying that originates on a school\u2019s campus or at a district activity if the electronic communication was made using the school\u2019s technological resources, if there is a sufficient nexus to the educational environment, or if the electronic communication was made on the school\u2019s campus or at a district activity using the student\u2019s own personal technological resources. School districts may discipline any student for such cyberbullying to the greatest extent allowed by the law.
\nMissouri school districts must adopt an anti-bullying. School district policies must contain key policy and procedural elements, including, but not limited to:
\nMissouri anti-bullying laws require districts to review the policy and revise it as needed with input from school personnel, students, and administrators.
\nNo. There are no specific groups listed under Missouri anti-bullying laws or regulations. Missouri anti-bullying laws state that policies must treat all students equally and shall not contain specific lists of protected classes of students who are to received special treatment.
\nMissouri schools that receive federal funding are required by federal law to address discrimination on a number of different personal characteristics. Find out when bullying may be a civil rights violation.
\nYes. Missouri anti-bullying laws require districts to provide education and information to students regarding bullying, including information regarding the school district policy prohibiting bullying, the harmful effective of bullying, and other initiatives to address bullying.
\nYes. Missouri school districts must provide information and appropriate training regarding the policy to school district staff who have significant contact with students in regard to the anti-bullying policy.
\nYes. Missouri anti-bullying laws require school districts to implement programs and other initiatives to address bullying and to make resources available to victims of bullying. Missouri anti-bullying laws also require districts to instruct school counselors, school social workers, and other mental health professionals to educate students who are victims of bullying on techniques for students to overcome the negative effects of bullying.
\nNo. Missouri anti-bullying laws do not create expectations for parent involvement in addressing bullying.
\nVisit the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education \u201cBullying\u201d webpage.
\nThe key component framework used in the analysis of state laws is based on the review of legislation presented in the \u201cAnalysis of State Bullying Laws and Policies \u2013 December 2011\u201d (U.S. Department of Education).
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Content last updated on June 20, 2017
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