Oregon Code § 339.356·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
District policy required.
(1) Each school district shall adopt a policy prohibiting harassment,
intimidation or bullying and prohibiting cyberbullying. School districts shall
develop the policy after consultation with parents, guardians, school
employees, volunteers, students, administrators and community representatives.
(2) School
districts must include in the policy:
(a) A statement
prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying and prohibiting cyberbullying.
(b) Definitions
of harassment, intimidation or bullying and of cyberbullying that are
consistent with ORS 339.351.
(c) Definitions
of protected class that are consistent with ORS 174.100 and 339.351.
(d) A statement
of the scope of the policy, including a notice that the policy applies to
behavior at school-sponsored activities, on school-provided transportation and
at any official school bus stop.
(e) A description
of the type of behavior expected from each student.
(f) A procedure
that is uniform throughout the school district for reporting an act of
harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of cyberbullying. A procedure
established under this paragraph shall:
(A) Identify by
job title the school officials responsible for receiving such a report at a
school.
(B) Require a
school employee to report an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or an
act of cyberbullying to a person identified under subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph.
(C) Require the
school official identified under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph to notify
the parents or guardians of a student who was subjected to an act of
harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of cyberbullying and the parents
or guardians of a student who may have conducted an act of harassment,
intimidation or bullying or an act of cyberbullying. Notification must occur
with involvement and consideration of the needs and concerns of the student who
was subjected to an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of
cyberbullying. For the purposes of this subparagraph:
(i) Notification
is not required under this subparagraph if the school official reasonably
believes notification could endanger the student who was subjected to an act of
harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of cyberbullying or if all of
the following occur:
(I) The student
who was subjected to an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act
of cyberbullying requests that notification not be provided to the students
parents or guardians;
(II) The school
official determines that notification is not in the best interest of the
student who was subjected to an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or
an act of cyberbullying; and
(III) The school
official informs the student that federal law may require the students parents
or guardians to have access to the students education record, including any
requests made as provided by this sub-subparagraph.
(ii) If the
school official does not make the determination described in sub-subparagraph
(i)(II) of this subparagraph, the school official must inform the student of
that determination prior to providing notification.
(iii) When
notification is provided under this subparagraph, the notification must occur:
(I) Within a
reasonable period of time; or
(II) Promptly,
for acts that caused physical harm to the student.
(D) Identify any
remedial action that may be imposed on a school employee for failure to make a
report as required by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
(E) Allow a
student or volunteer to report an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying
or an act of cyberbullying voluntarily and anonymously to a person identified
under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. Nothing in this subparagraph may be
construed to permit remedial action solely on the basis of an anonymous report.
(g) A procedure
that is uniform throughout the school district for prompt investigation of a
report of an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of
cyberbullying. A procedure established under this paragraph shall identify by
job title the school officials responsible for investigating such a report.
(h) A procedure
by which a person may request a school district to review the actions of a
school in responding to a report of an act of harassment, intimidation or
bullying or an act of cyberbullying or investigating such a report.
(i) A statement
of the manner in which a school and a school district will respond after an act
of harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of cyberbullying is reported,
investigated and, if applicable, confirmed.
(j) A statement
of the consequences and appropriate remedial action for a person found to have
committed an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of
cyberbullying.
(k) A statement
prohibiting reprisal or retaliation against any person who reports an act of
harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of cyberbullying and st
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 339.356
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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