Subdivision 1.

Model policy.

The commissioner shall maintain and make
available to school boards a model deleted text begin sexual, religious, and racialdeleted text end harassmentnew text begin , bullying,
intimidation, hazing,new text end and violence policy. The model policy shall address the requirements
of subdivision 2, and may encourage violence prevention and character development
education programs, consistent with section 120B.232, subdivision 1, to prevent and
reduce policy violations.

Subd. 2.

deleted text begin Sexual, religious, and racial harassment and violence policydeleted text end new text begin
Harassment, bullying, intimidation, hazing, and violence policynew text end .

deleted text begin A school board must
adopt a written sexual, religious, and racial harassment and sexual, religious, and racial
violence policy that conforms with chapter 363A.deleted text end new text begin (a) A school board must adopt a written
policy that prohibits harassment, bullying, intimidation, hazing, and violence based on,
but not limited to, actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,
marital status, disability, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, age, physical characteristics, and association with a person or group with one
or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The policy shall address harassment,
bullying, intimidation, hazing, and violence in all forms, including, but not limited to,
electronic forms and forms requiring internet use. new text end The policy shall apply to pupils,
teachers, administrators, and other school personnel, include reporting procedures, and set
forth disciplinary actions that will be taken for violation of the policy. Disciplinary actions
must conform with collective bargaining agreements and sections 121A.41 to 121A.56.
The policy must be conspicuously posted throughout each school building, new text begin posted on the
district's Web site, new text end given to each district employee and independent contractor at the time
of entering into the person's employment contract, and included in each school's student
handbook on school policies. new text begin The policy specific to hazing must apply to student behavior
that occurs on or off school property and during and after school hours.new text end Each school must
develop a process for discussing the school's deleted text begin sexual, religious, and racialdeleted text end harassmentnew text begin ,
bullying, intimidation, hazing,new text end and violence policy with students and school employees.
new text begin School employees shall receive training on preventing and responding to harassment,
bullying, intimidation, hazing, and violence.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Hazing" means committing an act against a student, or coercing a student into
committing an act, that creates a substantial risk of harm to a person in order for the
student to be initiated into or affiliated with a student organization.
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new text begin (c) "Student organization" means a group, club, or organization having students as
its primary members or participants.
new text end

Subd. 3.

Submission to commissioner.

Each school board must submit to the
commissioner a copy of the deleted text begin sexual, religious, and racialdeleted text end harassmentnew text begin , bullying, intimidation,
hazing,new text end and deleted text begin sexual, religious, and racialdeleted text end violence policy the board has adopted.