Delaware General Assembly

Signed 8/10/16

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

1/20/16

K. Williams

Sen. Blevins

Sen. Ennis, Hall-Long, Hocker, Poore, Richardson
Reps. Baumbach, Bolden, Q. Johnson, Keeley, Kowalko, Lynn, Paradee, Potter

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL BULLYING.

In 2014, the Legislature passed a bill adding instances of “reported and recorded” bullying to the list of reasons why a child could be withdrawn from a choice or charter school before the expiration of the statutory minimum enrollment period or why an application for admission or withdrawal could be accepted outside of the statutory timeframe for submission. This bill seeks to clarify and strengthen that law by adding a requirement that the instance of bullying must also be substantiated. This will ensure the integrity of the law by limiting its exploitation by persons who wish to change schools for unrelated reasons, but preserving the exception for children truly in need of special consideration due to school bullying.

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