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2017 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XV - EDUCATION
Chapter 193-F - PUPIL SAFETY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Section 193-F:5 - Training and Assessment.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 193-F:5 (2017)
193-F:5 Training and Assessment. –
I. Each school district and chartered public school shall provide:
(a) Training on policies adopted pursuant to this chapter, within 9 months of the effective date of this section and annually thereafter, for school employees, regular school volunteers, or employees of a company under contract to a school, school district, or chartered public school who have significant contact with pupils for the purpose of preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying or cyberbullying; and
(b) Educational programs for pupils and parents in preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying or cyberbullying. Any such program for pupils shall be written and presented in age appropriate language.
II. The department of education shall provide evidence-based educational programs to support training as required under paragraph I.
III. Nothing in this chapter shall require the inclusion of any specific curriculum, textbook, or other material designed to prevent bullying or cyberbullying in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution. The omission of such subject matter from any curriculum, textbook, or other material in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution shall not constitute a violation of this chapter.
I. Each school district and chartered public school shall provide:
(a) Training on policies adopted pursuant to this chapter, within 9 months of the effective date of this section and annually thereafter, for school employees, regular school volunteers, or employees of a company under contract to a school, school district, or chartered public school who have significant contact with pupils for the purpose of preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying or cyberbullying; and
(b) Educational programs for pupils and parents in preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying or cyberbullying. Any such program for pupils shall be written and presented in age appropriate language.
II. The department of education shall provide evidence-based educational programs to support training as required under paragraph I.
III. Nothing in this chapter shall require the inclusion of any specific curriculum, textbook, or other material designed to prevent bullying or cyberbullying in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution. The omission of such subject matter from any curriculum, textbook, or other material in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution shall not constitute a violation of this chapter.
Source. 2002, 149:2, eff. July 14, 2002. 2010, 155:2, eff. July 1, 2010.
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