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Upcoming SERC Workshops 2012-2013

Please check the SERC website at www.ctserc.org for all bullying related workshops during the summer and 2012/2013 school year.

Definition of Cyberbullying

According to “An Act Concerning the Strengthening of School Bullying Laws”, or S.B. 1138) signed by the governor on 7-13-2011.

"Cyberbullying" means any act of bullying through the use of the Internet, interactive and digital technologies, cellular mobile telephone or other mobile electronic devices or any electronic communications; (3) Mobile electronic device" means any hand-held or other portable electronic equipment capable of providing data communication between two or more persons, including, but not limited to, a text messaging device, a paging device, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, equipment that is capable of playing a video game or a digital video disk, or equipment on which digital photographs are taken or transmitted; (4) Electronic communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical system; (5) Outside of the school setting" means at a location, activity or program that is not school related, or through the use of an electronic device or a mobile electronic device..."

 

 

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