A Study On Contents Of School-bullying Legislation In America

In recent years,the phenomenon of bullying in our country has become increasingly prominent,and it has become a hot issue and a focus of attention.All kinds of school bullying have been widely distributed in various degrees in primary and secondary schools and are revealed in the social media.Bullying on the school affects the whole body.It plays a very important role in the healthy growth of students and on the stability of the entire school and even society.Since the beginning of the last century,the United States has been focusing on the problem of bullying in schools.Since 1999,the states have successively formulated anti-bullying laws.Up to now,all50 states have issued anti-school bullying laws,forming a relatively perfect school bullying legislation system,which has a certain effect on reducing school bullying.Our country has also gradually realized the importance of legislation in reducing school bullying,and believes that legislation should be enacted as soon as possible to solve the serious problem of bullying.These practices in the United States have provided some experience for reference in the legislation of school bullying in our country.Therefore,the study of school bullying laws in the United States is of great theoretical and practical value.This paper first introduces the source of the topic,expounds the theoretical and practical significance of the research on school bullying legislation,and the two research methods used in the article—literature research method and comparative research method,define "school bullying",the present situation of school bullying is analyzed from domestic and foreign aspects.Secondly,it is a basic introduction to the background and development of the U.S.school bullying legislation,including the relevant legislation before the special school bullying legislation came out,the time of the state school bullying legislation and the effect of the legislation.Then the paper discusses the three main parts of the U.S.anti-school bullying law,namely the legal definition of the concept of bullying on school,the legal prevention of school bullying and the legal sanction of school bullying.The two parts of prevention and sanctions are based on the most stringent and highly operational New Jersey anti-bullying law as an example.Thirdly,the paper analyzes the US school bullying legislation in terms of characteristics and limitations.In the end,the paper introduces the enlightenment of the U.S.school bullying legislation to our country.