DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 253

AS AMENDED BY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

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

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 4164, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 4164. School bullying awareness and prevention; criminal youth gang detection.

(b) Prohibition of bullying. —

(2) Each school district and charter school shall establish a policy which, at a minimum, includes all of the following components:

j. A requirement that the school use the Department of Education’s template to notify a parent of any a student who is an alleged target of bullying or an alleged perpetrator of bullying be notified and provided with a form to be generated by the Department of Justice describing the role of the Department of Justice School Ombudsman and providing contact information. This form must also inform a parent of the parent’s right to know when the bullying incident in question has been reported to the Department of Education under paragraph (b)(2)k. of this section. bullying.