Under CA AB 256, public schools may now suspend or expel students for bullying by an electronic act ["cyberbullying"] that originated off school grounds.  Bullying via an "electronic act" means the creation and the transmission of a communication by means of an electronic device to send texts or tweets or photos, that was originated on or off the school site. According to Assembly member Garcia, the purpose of this bill is simply to clarify that when an administrator suspends or recommends expulsion of a student for bullying via an electronic act, the electronic act (the text or social network Internet Web site post, etc.) may not need to ... Read More >