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5.What do the laws/regelations say about cyberbullying?
 * In Arkansas, in 2007, a law added cyberbullying to school anti-bullying policies and included provisions for school officials to take action against some off-campus activities. The law applies to electronic acts wheter or not they orginate on school property, "If the electronic act is directed specifically at studuents or school personnal and is maliciously intended for the purpose of disrupting school, and has a high liklihood of suceeding in that purpose.
 * In Delaware, The School Bullying Prevention Act passed in 2007, allows school administrators to take action against "technology related" bullying that takes place off school grounds " provided there is a sufficient school nexus."
 * In Idaho, a law passed in 2006, allows school officials to temporarily suspend students for disrupting school by bullying or harassing other students, by using telephones or computers.
 * In Iowa, a 2007 law includes references to electronic communication and requires schools to create policies prohibiting harassment and bulling "in schools, on school property,at any school function, or school sponsered activity."
 * In Minnesota, a 2007 requires schools to create written policies "prohibiting intimidation and bullying of any student," including the use of the Internet.
 * In New Jersey, a 2007 bill added electronic communication to the definition of bullying in school policies. While the law refers to bullying in schools, new state guidlines say school administrators "may impose consequences for acts of harassment, intimidation, or bullyin that occur off school grounds, such as cyberbullying," but only when those acts substaintially disrupt school.
 * In Oregon, state officials added cyberbullying in 2007 to a law that called for school disticts to develop anti-bullying policies, establish procedures to report such behavior, and provide an outline of consequences. The law defines bullying as any act that "subatantially interferes" with a student's education and takes place "on or immediatly adjacent to school grounds" or at school activities.
 * In South Carolina, The Safe School Climate Act, passed in 2006, required school districts to adopt policies to "prohibit harassment, intimidation, or bullying at school. "Electronic communication was included in the definition of bullying.
 * In Washington, a 2007 bill added electronic harassment to school district harassment prevention policies. It calls on school administrators to develop policies prohibiting bulling "via electronic means" but restricts the scope of the policy to actions that take place "while on school grounds and during the school day."

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