Section 16-28B-1 – Short Title.
Section 16-28B-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Jamari Terrell Williams Student Bullying Prevention Act. (Act 2009-571, p. 1674, §1; Act 2018-472, §1.)
Section 16-28B-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Jamari Terrell Williams Student Bullying Prevention Act. (Act 2009-571, p. 1674, §1; Act 2018-472, §1.)
Section 16-28B-2 Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the adoption of policies in public school systems to prevent the bullying of students. It is the further intent of the Legislature that this chapter apply only to student against student bullying, intimidation, violence, and threats of violence in the public […]
Section 16-28B-3 Definitions. The following terms have the following meanings: (1) BULLYING. A continuous pattern of intentional behavior that takes place on or off of school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored function including, but not limited to, cyberbullying or written, electronic, verbal, or physical acts that are reasonably perceived as being […]
Section 16-28B-4 Prohibited behavior; complaints; school plans or programs. (a) No student shall engage in or be subjected to bullying, intimidation, violence, or threats of violence on or off of school property, on a school bus, or at any school-sponsored function by any other student in his or her school system. (b) No person shall […]
Section 16-28B-5 Model policy. The department shall develop a model policy prohibiting bullying, violence, and threats of violence on or off of school property, on a school bus, or at any school-sponsored function. The model policy, at a minimum, shall contain all of the following components: (1) A statement prohibiting bullying, violence, and threats of […]
Section 16-28B-6 Duties of schools. Each school shall do all of the following: (1) Develop and implement evidence-based practices to promote a school environment that is free of harassment, intimidation, violence, and threats of violence. (2) Develop and implement evidence-based practices to prevent harassment, intimidation, violence, and threats of violence based, as a minimum, on […]
Section 16-28B-7 Freedoms of speech and expression. This chapter shall not affect the freedom of speech and freedom of expression guaranteed each student under the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and other applicable statutory law provided in the Code of Alabama 1975. (Act 2009-571, p. 1674, §7.)
Section 16-28B-8 Suicide prevention programs, training, and policies; advisory committee; liability. (a) To the extent that the Legislature shall appropriate funds, or to the extent that any local board may provide funds from other sources, each school system shall implement the following standards and policies for programs in an effort to prevent student suicide: (1) […]
Section 16-28B-9 Adoption of local policies. Each local board shall establish a policy in compliance with this chapter on or before July 1, 2010. Each local policy or model policy adopted by a local board or the department, respectively, shall be consistent with this chapter. (Act 2009-571, p. 1674, §9.)