BULLYING, HAZING & HARASSMENT
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
OF STUDENT-ON-STUDENT MISCONDUCT
2005, 1st Edition

Being updated for 2005

 Description

Student-on-student misconduct occupies much of school administrators’ time and is a significant legal concern.  Whether it is called bullying, hazing, gang activity, harassment, or just student misconduct, one student's mistreatment of another often leads to a student tribunal hearing, an OCR complaint, or a lawsuit against the system.  Deciding how to deal with these issues, how to interview students, and how to proceed with discipline is often difficult.  State statutes that attempt to define bullying or mandate action for student-on-student misconduct often lead to more confusion.  Administrators often are caught not knowing where or how to turn in dealing with the many incidents of student misconduct that confront them daily.  The misconduct statutes, State Board rules, checklists, forms, examples, & other pertinent information are included in an easy-to-use format for quick, comprehensive reference.  Sam Harben & Phil Hartley, Harben & Hartley, Gainesville, are authors. The Handbook includes:

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Topics

 

	Pertinent Federal Statutes
	Checklist – Responding to Allegations of Bullying
	Pertinent State Statutes  & State Board Rules& Other Student-on-Student Misconduct
	Forms for Documenting an Investigation
	Student Dress Codes
	Definitions of Prohibited Offenses
	Guidelines for Interviewing the Complainant the  Accused, & Witnesses
	Reporting & Informing Requirements
	Pertinent Court Decisions
	Avoiding Lawsuits – Legal Issues
	Searching Students – Legal Issues
	Checklists & Guidelines for Conducting Investigations

About the Authors

     Sam Harben and Phil Hartley, Harben & Hartley author publications from Advancing Education, Inc. Their firm represents over 100 school systems and RESAs. Harben & Hartley serves as General Counsel to Georgia School Boards Association.  They also work closely with the Georgia School Superintendents Association and the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders.  Donna O'Neal, President of Advancing Education, Inc., edits the publications.