Bullying prevention is taught as part of health education.

B. Content standard 2: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and health-promoting products and services. Students will:

• (6) grades 5-8 benchmark 6: describe situations requiring professional health services;
• (b) grades 7-8 performance Standard:
• (i) analyze risk behaviors in situations that may lead to negative physical, social or emotional health consequences (i.e., abuse, bullying, sexual assault, mental health, depression, suicide, domestic violence, STI/HIV and other risky behavior, etc.);
• (ii) role play and discuss situations related to a health crisis and formulate solutions to intervene or prevent the crisis (i.e., a friend tells you he is thinking about suicide; a friend tells you she may be pregnant, etc.);
• (iii) recognize and identify professional health services in the community.

A. Following adoption of a bullying prevention policy, each public school shall:

• (1) establish an annual bullying prevention program for students included in New Mexico's health education content Standard with benchmarks and performance Standard;