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Public Act 094-0937
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LRB094 16369 NHT 51620 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
27-23.7 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/27-23.7 new) |
Sec. 27-23.7. Bullying prevention education. |
(a) The General Assembly finds that bullying has a negative |
effect on the social environment of schools, creates a climate |
of fear among students, inhibits their ability to learn, and |
leads to other antisocial behavior. Bullying behavior has been |
linked to other forms of antisocial behavior, such as |
vandalism, shoplifting, skipping and dropping out of school, |
fighting, using drugs and alcohol, sexual harassment, and |
sexual violence. |
(b) In this Section, "bullying prevention" means and |
includes instruction in all of the following: |
(1) Intimidation. |
(2) Student victimization. |
(3) Sexual harassment. |
(4) Sexual violence. |
(5) Strategies for student-centered problem solving |
regarding bullying. |
(c) Each school district may make suitable provisions for |
instruction in bullying prevention in all grades and include |
such instruction in the courses of study regularly taught |
therein. A school board may collaborate with a community-based |
agency providing specialized curricula in bullying prevention |
whose ultimate outcome is to prevent sexual violence. The State |
Board of Education may assist in the development of |
instructional materials and teacher training in relation to |
bullying prevention.
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