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House Bill 3425 particularly targets cyberbullying, requiring that schools"make diligent efforts" to notify the parents or guardians of students involved in a bullying incident within 24 hours of the administration being made aware of it. The measure passed the House 78-25 on March 24.
"I think the suicide rate and cyberbullying and bullying really needs to be connected," Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, a Democrat from Chicago and the Senate sponsor on the bill, said in committee."There should be a sense of urgency and a handoff of notification immediately or within 24 hours." by signing up you agree to our terms of service According to Khadine Bennett, director of advocacy and intergovernmental affairs with ACLU of Illinois, school districts would be able to develop their own policy around notification. This could include who within the school administration would be responsible for notifying a parent or guardian and what the process would be if the administration becomes aware of an incident during break.
Additionally, the state board would collect data regarding bullying allegations within school districts, charter schools and private elementary or secondary schools, although this would not apply to religious schools. The data may then be available to parents or guardians of children enrolled at these schools if requested.
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