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California law updated to include cyberbullying by students through social networking sites
- 07-12-2011
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By Tracy Seipel/San Jose Mercury News
An existing California law that gives school officials the right to suspend or expel a student for bullying another student over the Internet or by other electronic means has been updated to include bullying others through social networking websites. The bill, AB 746, sponsored by Assemblywoman Nora Campos (D-San Jose) goes into effect Jan. 1, after it was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday. "My hope is that the conversation will be more about what will happen to you if you engage in bullying on social networks,'' said Campos. The assemblywoman's bill essentially tweaks AB 86, sponsored by then-Assemblyman and now state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) that became law in 2009. That legislation addressed all forms of cyberbullying, including those from cell phones, computers or websites. (more...)
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