2. School districts in Washington State must ban bullying based on what real or perceived characteristics?

 


Every district must ban these kinds of harassment, per Washington State’s 2002 anti-bullying law
2, which references the state’s malicious harassment law , which defines “sexual orientation,” as of 2009, as including “gender expression and identity.”

2 See WA State’s anti-harassment, intimidation and bullying law (RCW 28A.300.285) http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=28A.300.285

3 See WA State’s malicious harassment law (RCW 9A.36.080) http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9A.36.080

 

 
a.

Race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and gender expression or identity YES!

 
b.

Race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, disability, and sexual orientation (but not gender expression and identity)

 
c.

Race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, and disability (but neither sexual orientation nor gender identity)

 
d. None of the above; it is a local school board decision  
       
     
   
 
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