Section 22-35-3 – Bullying prevention policies; adoption and enforcement.
A. By January 1, 2020, each local school board shall adopt and enforce policies to: (1) prevent bullying: (a) on its property, including electronic communication on or with the use of its property; (b) at sponsored functions; and (c) on its to-and-from-school transportation or any school-sponsored transportation; and (2) prohibit electronic communication directed at a […]
Section 22-35-4 – Bullying prevention programs establishment.
A. Following adoption of a bullying prevention policy, each public school shall: (1) establish an annual bullying prevention program for students included in New Mexico’s health education content standards with benchmarks and performance standards; (2) provide annual training on bullying prevention to all employees and volunteers who have significant contact with students; and (3) incorporate […]
Section 22-35-5 – Department duties; school district and charter school report cards.
A. The department shall: (1) issue guidance for bullying prevention programs and policies in accordance with the Safe Schools for All Students Act; and (2) within one hundred twenty days of the effective date of the Safe Schools for All Students Act: (a) promulgate rules for a model policy for local school boards on bullying […]
Section 22-35-1 – Short title.
This act [22-35-1 to 22-35-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Safe Schools for All Students Act”. History: Laws 2019, ch. 181, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 181, § 7 made Laws 2019, ch. 181 effective July 1, 2019.
Section 22-35-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Safe Schools for All Students Act: A. “bullying” means any severe, pervasive or persistent act or conduct that targets a student, whether physically, electronically or verbally, and that: (1) may be based on a student’s actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, spousal affiliation, […]