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Cyberstalking a child under the age of 16 or a person of any age for which the offender has been ordered by the courts not to contact is considered "aggravated stalking," a third degree felony under Florida law. Cyberstalking in conjunction with a credible threat is also considered aggravated stalking. [31]
The New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, also known as P.L. 2010, Chapter 122, is a policy created in 2011 by New Jersey legislature to combat bullying in public schools throughout the state. [1] This act is an extension of the state's original anti-bullying law, N.J.S.A 18A:37-13 [2], which was first enacted in 2002. [3]
In many countries, truancy is criminalized by law as either a criminal or a civil offense, and authorities can prosecute truant students (under the age of 18), their parents, or both. Some countries, like Canada or Australia , reserve fines for truant minors and allow for their detainment (but not arrest) while skipping school.
The rate in New Jersey is 16.1 % — still higher than pre-pandemic levels, but among the lowest nationally. The state's chronic absenteeism rate was 10.6% in 2018-19. It went up to 13.1% in 2020 ...
The threats in Florida and New Jersey come amid a sensitive time for school safety. Authorities say a 14-year-old shooter opened fire on a Georgia high school last week, killing two students, two ...
In some states, merely "disturbing school" is a crime, with the law giving no further definition or guidance to those charged with enforcing the law. [1] Enacted by states in the early 20th century to protect students from outside adults, since the Civil Rights Era they began to be used against students within the schools. As of 2017, there are ...
As we ring in the new year New Jersey will see a number of new laws taking effect. Here is what you need to know about some of 2024's new laws. New NJ laws are going into effect in 2024.
Offences against property: The BNS retains the provisions of the IPC on theft, robbery, burglary and cheating. It adds new offences such as cybercrime and financial fraud. Offences against the state: The BNS removes sedition as an offence. Instead, there is a new offence for acts endangering India's sovereignty, unity and integrity.