(NOTE: This is a well-known phenomenon to researchers. While bullying prevention statutes have been widely adopted, they have no teeth. The primary reason is that there are few, if any, bases for liability. In other words, there is no private cause of action for parents who might want to sue over bullying incidents. Until these statutes include a private cause of action — something schools will fight against vigorously — bullying prevention efforts will continue to be a “paper tiger.” – Mike)
Sep 14, 2009 (9:03a CDT)
By DIONNE WALKER (Associated Press Writer)
ATLANTA - Laws meant to rein in schoolyard bullying rarely if ever do that since adults generally don’t enforce them, according to an Associated Press review, and several students’ recent suicides have parents and advocates calling for tougher measures.
Forty-four states expressly ban bullying, a legislative legacy of a rash of school shootings in the late ’90s, yet few if any of those measures have identified children who excessively pick on their peers, an Associated Press review has found. And few offer any method for ensuring the policies are enforced, according to data compiled by the National Council of State Legislatures.
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