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This bill, the School Violence Prevention Act, aims to enhance safety and accountability within schools by implementing several key provisions. It grants school personnel, as defined in G.S. 14-33(c)(6), civil and criminal immunity for reasonable actions taken in good faith to stop student fights or altercations. The bill also expands the definition of "profile" to include a user's personal web page with identifying information, and it strengthens laws against cyber-bullying of minors by making it unlawful to create fake profiles, post private information, or disseminate images with the intent to intimidate or torment. Furthermore, it introduces a new offense for students who cyber-bully school employees, defining "school employee" broadly and outlining penalties including potential transfer to another school, and it requires supervisors to report assaults on school employees by students and prohibits intimidation of school employees from reporting such assaults. The bill also clarifies when probation officers can visit students on school property, restricts principals from reporting acts beyond those legally mandated, and establishes a process for district attorneys to approve arrest warrants for school employees acting within their duties, with provisions for magistrate review if the district attorney declines this authority. Finally, it modifies rules regarding the continuation of court judgments for serious felonies, limiting them to a maximum of 12 months.

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