Section 193-F:1 – Title.

    193-F:1 Title. – This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as the "Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000." Source. 2000, 190:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.

Section 193-F:10 – Public Academies.

    193-F:10 Public Academies. – The provisions of this chapter shall apply to public academies as defined in RSA 194:23. Source. 2010, 155:3, eff. July 1, 2010.

Section 193-F:2 – Purpose and Intent.

    193-F:2 Purpose and Intent. – I. All pupils have the right to attend public schools, including chartered public schools, that are safe, secure, and peaceful environments. One of the legislature’s highest priorities is to protect our children from physical, emotional, and psychological violence by addressing the harm caused by bullying and cyberbullying in our […]

Section 193-F:3 – Definitions.

    193-F:3 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. (a) " Bullying " means a single significant incident or a pattern of incidents involving a written, verbal, or electronic communication, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another pupil which: (1) Physically harms a pupil or damages the pupil’s property; (2) […]

Section 193-F:4 – Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention.

    193-F:4 Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention. – I. Bullying or cyberbullying shall occur when an action or communication as defined in RSA 193-F:3: (a) Occurs on, or is delivered to, school property or a school-sponsored activity or event on or off school property; or (b) Occurs off of school property or outside of a […]

Section 193-F:5 – Training and Assessment.

    193-F:5 Training and Assessment. – I. Each school district and chartered public school shall provide: (a) Training on policies adopted pursuant to this chapter, within 9 months of the effective date of this section and annually thereafter, for school employees, regular school volunteers, or employees of a company under contract to a school, school […]

Section 193-F:6 – Reporting.

    193-F:6 Reporting. – I. Each school district and chartered public school shall annually report substantiated incidents of bullying or cyberbullying to the department of education. Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, such reports shall not contain any personally identifiable information pertaining to any pupil. The department shall develop […]

Section 193-F:7 – Immunity.

    193-F:7 Immunity. – A school administrative unit employee, school employee, chartered public school employee, regular school volunteer, pupil, parent, legal guardian, or employee of a company under contract to a school, school district, school administrative unit, or chartered public school, shall be immune from civil liability for good faith conduct arising from or pertaining […]

Section 193-F:8 – School District Discrimination or Harassment Policies.

    193-F:8 School District Discrimination or Harassment Policies. – A school district or chartered public school may establish separate discrimination or harassment policies that include categories of pupils, and nothing in this chapter shall prevent a school district or chartered public school from remediating any discrimination or harassment based on a person’s membership in a […]

Section 193-F:9 – Private Right of Action Permitted.

    193-F:9 Private Right of Action Permitted. – Any person aggrieved as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct in violation of any provision of RSA 193-F:4 may initiate an action against a school district or chartered public school and may recover court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees as the prevailing party. For the […]