Outline of the state of Oklahoma
State
Oklahoma
Addressed

Category
Bullying Policy—Reporting and Investigations

Category
Bullying Policy—Reporting and Investigations

State law addresses reporting and investigations.

Oklahoma Administrative Code 210:10-1-20. Implementation of policies prohibiting bullying

(2) The policy shall require the district to establish a procedure at each school for reporting an act of bullying to a school official that includes:

  • (A) A process that ensures reports of bullying are kept confidential and private to the extent necessary to ensure the ability of individuals to report incidents without fear of retribution or retaliation. Such process shall include a procedure which enables any person to report an act of bullying anonymously, provided that an anonymous report shall not be used as the sole basis for formal disciplinary action;
  • (B) A process that contains a requirement that any school employee that has reliable information that would lead a reasonable person to suspect that a person is a target of bullying shall immediately report it to the principal or a designee of the principal and provides guidelines to school administrators, teachers, and other personnel on specific actions to take if incidents of bullying occur; and
  • (C) A process that ensures tracking of multiple incidents in a way that enables school administrators to identify emerging patterns of bullying over extended periods of time and interventions used with specific bullies and victims of bullying; and
  • (D) A process that ensures that students are encouraged to report incidents of known bullying and that the system of reporting bullying incidents does not contain unnecessary obstacles to reporting that would serve as a deterrent to reporting; [...] (4) The policy shall require that appropriate school district personnel involved in investigation of reports of bullying shall make a determination regarding whether or not the conduct alleged is actually occurring; (5) The policy shall require the district to establish a procedure at each school for providing timely notification of documented and verified incident(s) of bullying to the parents or guardians of a victim of documented to the parents or guardians of the perpetrator; (6) The policy shall require each school to identify by job title the official who is responsible for enforcement of the district's bullying policy; (7) The policy shall require the district to establish a procedure at each school for reporting all documented and verified acts of bullying to law enforcement that either:
  • (A) May constitute criminal conduct; or
  • (B) Have a reasonable potential to endanger the safety of school students, school personnel, or school visitors; [...] (11) The policy shall require the district to establish a procedure at each school for:
  • (A) The investigation, documentation, and determination of all incidents of bullying reported to school officials;
  • (B) Identification and designation of a school official at each school site who is responsible for investigation of incidents of bullying;
  • (C) Reporting the number of incidents of bullying to the State Department of Education; and
  • (D) Determination of the severity of the incident(s) and the potential of the incident(s) to result in future violence.
Policy Type
Regulation

Oklahoma Statutes 70-24-100.4.School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act - Discipline of child - Prohibition of bullying at school and online – Policy requirements

A. Each district board of education shall adopt a policy for the discipline of all children attending public school in that district, and for the investigation of reported incidents of bullying. The policy shall provide options for the discipline of the students and shall define Standard of conduct to which students are expected to conform. The policy shall:

    1. Specifically address bullying by students at school and by electronic communication, if the communication is specifically directed at students or school personnel and concerns bullying at school;
    1. Contain a procedure for reporting an act of bullying to a school official or law enforcement agency, including a provision that permits a person to report an act anonymously. No formal disciplinary action shall be taken solely on the basis of an anonymous report;
    1. Contain a requirement that any school employee that has reliable information that would lead a reasonable person to suspect that a person is a target of bullying shall immediately report it to the principal or a designee of the principal; [...]
    1. Require that appropriate school district personnel involved in investigating reports of bullying make a determination regarding whether the conduct is actually occurring; [...]
    1. Establish a procedure for:
  • a. the investigation, determination and documentation of all incidents of bullying reported to school officials,
  • b. identifying the principal or a designee of the principal as the person responsible for investigating incidents of bullying,
  • c. reporting the number of incidents of bullying, and
  • d. determining the severity of the incidents and their potential to result in future violence;
Policy Type
Statute