Arkansas Anti-Bullying Law

What to do if you or a friend are being bullied?

If you are being bullied on school grounds, according to Arkasnas state law, you may contact the followng authoraties:

School Principle
School Faculty
School Counselor
School Superintendent
Parents

If you are being cyber-bullied you may report the harassment to the following people,

Any and all trusted school faculty memeber such as: Teachers, Superintendents, Principal, conselor
Parents

*Any information can be submitted anonymously

Is it bullying?¹

In the state of Arkansas bullying, both physical and electronical, is defined as:

- the intentional harassment, intimidation, humiliation, ridicule, defamation, or threat or incitement of violence by a student against another student or public school employee by a written, verbal, electronic, or physical act. In which may lead to:

Physical harm/damage to student/employee or their property
Substantial interference to a students education
Hostile education enviornment

State	Arkansas
Bullying Law	Yes
Include "cyberbullying"	Yes
Include electronic harassment	Yes
Criminal Sanction	Yes
School sanction	Yes
Require School Policy	Yes
Include off campus behaviors?	Yes

Summary²

State has a law pertaining to bullying
The term cyberbullying is specifically included
The law does include electronic harassment
The law does provide for criminal sanctions
The law does have a school policy on bullying
State does follow federal law for off-campus bullying behavior

School's reponsibility for OFF campus bullying

The school may enforce policies if a student is being physically/electroncially harassed on/off campus. Those policies may differ from school district.

*See resource 3 for more info*