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Fidelity of Implementation of a State Antibullying Policy With a Focus on Protected Social Classes

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Bullying threatens the mental and educational well-being of students. All states have enacted antibullying laws. This study surveyed 634 educators about the implementation of the North Carolina School Violence Prevention Act, which enumerated social classes protected from bullying: race, national origin, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, appearance, and disability. Results showed that local antibullying policies most often included race as a protected class and least often included sexual orientation and gender identity. More educators had been trained on bullying based on race than any other social class. Students were more often informed that bullying based on race was prohibited and were least often informed about prohibitions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity. Reporting, investigating, and remediating bullying was highest for racial bullying, followed by disability bullying, and was lowest for bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Source: Journal of School Violence

DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2016.1208571

Authors: William J. Hall, Mimi V. Chapman

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Gender equality

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health