Senator Casey Introduces Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011
For Your Information:
On 3/8/2011 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011 introduced by Senator
Robert Casey
Go to for a full read of the bill:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s112-506
If you feel strongly about legislation that would direct focus and
funding toward this important issue, you may want to consider writing to
Senator Pat Toomey and asking for his support as well.
http://toomey.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm
Here is a Summary of the Bill:
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states, on an ongoing basis,
to: (1) collect and report certain information on bullying and
harassment by youth in their elementary and secondary schools and
communities; (2) conduct, and report the results of, a needs assessment
for bullying and harassment prevention programs; and (3) provide
technical assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools in
their efforts to thwart bullying and harassment. Requires LEAs to: (1)
include clear prohibitions against bullying and harassment within their
discipline policies; (2) establish and monitor performance indicators
for incidents of bullying and harassment; and (3) establish grievance
procedures students, parents, and educators can use to redress such
conduct. Directs LEAs to notify parents, students, and educators
annually on: (1) the bullying and harassment prohibited by their
discipline policies, (2) the numbers and nature of bullying and
harassment incidents for each of their schools, and (3) grievance
procedures for redressing such conduct. Requires: (1) the Secretary of
Education to conduct, and report on, an independent biennial evaluation
of programs to combat bullying and harassment in elementary and
secondary schools; and (2) the Commissioner for Education Statistics to
collect data, that are subject to independent review, to determine the
incidence and prevalence of bullying and harassment in elementary and
secondary schools in this country.