Bill > HB1093

This bill revises thehe expands thede definition of bullying in Indiana public schools and key ways. It removes the requirement that forting be "repeated" and specifically" expands the definitionration definition to explicitly include actsä actions by school staff members clarifies that bullincidentsive actions that create create creating a hostile environmentonment environment that negimpacts a student's physically mental health physical health,, academic performance, or or ability to participate in school in school activities. The bill requires public schools to track bullying and monitor bullying details, detail including documenting supports for tracking victims and tracking tracking behaviors of alleged perpetrators. Schools must manddocument and analyze this information to develop develop intervention plans, especially if a student transfers to another school school.. Schools must prepare annual annual reports starting July 1 , 2027, summarizing bullying information data without identifying individual students,, and submit these reports tothe the the department of education,, state board of,, and state legislative council. The state board must review these reportstes, identify schools with most most frequent bullying, and provide tailprovide targeted recommendations to reduce bullyingsy. The bill also allows the department of child services to release unredreportsacted bullying reportsesses to school school designated liaisons under specific circumstances circumstances involving student safetyness. rs Human Would you1like me to clarify any part of or modify the summary?

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