Category: Education Law

The law defines bullying as unwelcome and repeated “written, verbal, or electronic expression or a physical act or gesture or any combination thereof, directed at a victim that (1) causes physical or emotional harm to the victim or damage to the victim’s property, (2) places the victim in reasonable fear of harm...

In light of recent incidents involving bullying in schools in Massachusetts and all over the country, Governor D Patrick signed an anti-bullying bill into law on May 3, 2010 making Massachusetts the 42nd state to pass such a law. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives unanimously passed the bill, and it...

A recent high school hazing incident made its way into an article in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. David E. Frank, the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly, wrote an article critical of the Maynard High School superintendent and principal for their reaction to four football players showing up drunk to a school dance. Instead of disciplining...