New York has an anti-bullying law which obligates public schools to protect students. But if a child that is not enrolled in one of the district schools is targeted the school is still obligated according to a Nassau County judge. Supreme Court Justice Thomas Feinman scrutinized the law and stated that the law “does not limit the regulation of students’ harassment and bullying only when it occurs on school property.” The law also applies if the victim is not enrolled as a student in the district’s public school system.
Allegedly the cyerbullying of a girl involves a video which depicts a lewd act. After another student had threatened her life, she transferred from one elementary school to another. The complaint states that tow other students at the public school conspired to share the video and convince their peers that the girl in the video committing the lewd acts was the plaintiff. Even though the parents contacted the district and informed them that their daughter could not focus on school work and tests had to be delayed, they failed to act. Feinman stated that “no student” should be subjected to harassment or bullying and the law applies to all students.
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