City of Baltimore - File #: 12-0075R

• File #: 12-0075R
• Version: 0
• Name: Funding for State Agencies to Implement the Use of Multidisciplinary Teams to Address Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Among Students
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 11/19/2012
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/19/2012
• Title: Funding for State Agencies to Implement the Use of Multidisciplinary Teams to Address Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Among Students FOR the purpose of encouraging the General Assembly to provide the necessary resources to appropriate agencies to implement the use of multidisciplinary teams to address bullying harassment, and intimidation among students.
• Sponsors: Rochelle Spector, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Curran, Warren Branch, Carl Stokes, Brandon M. Scott, President Young, William "Pete" Welch, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, William H. Cole, IV, Nick Mosby
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/19/2012	0	City Council	Introduced
11/19/2012	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
11/19/2012	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Spector


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Funding for State Agencies to Implement the Use of Multidisciplinary Teams to Address Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Among Students

FOR the purpose of encouraging the General Assembly to provide the necessary resources to appropriate agencies to implement the use of multidisciplinary teams to address bullying harassment, and intimidation among students.
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WHEREAS, Addressing the problem of bullying, harassment, and intimidation must be a shared responsibility among all of the agencies throughout the community that work with young people; and

WHEREAS, The Safe Schools Reporting Act of 2005 mandates that the Maryland State Department of Education require county boards of education to report incidents of bullying, harassment, and intimidation against students attending a public school; and

WHEREAS, Baltimore City has not been immune to tragedies suffered by families in which cyberbullying has been a contributing factor; and

WHEREAS, According to the Maryland State Department of Education, a total of 4,678 incidents of bullying, harassment, and intimidation in schools were reported for the 2010-2011 school year, representing a state-wide increase of 860 reported incidents from the 2009-2010 school year and a state-wide increase of 2,992 reported incidents from the 2008-2009 school year;
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