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To receive federal funding for schools, states must institute a bullying policy under federal law. This rule focuses mostly on discriminatory acts. For example, a Caucasian child in an all-black school might be protected by the federal guidelines if she s bullied on the basis of her race, whereas she might not be if she s tormented in an all-white school for reasons that don t qualify as discrimination. No federal law prohibits bullying itself, but the federal government mandates that schools must address persistent discriminatory behavior that turns a child s school into a hostile environment.

Pennsylvania s bullying policy loosely extends to acts that take place off school grounds. They must be of such a nature that they d be prohibited on school property as well, and they must take place in a school supervised location. If another child threatens your child at the bus stop, you may have a basis for legal action just as you would if it had happened on the school playground. If it happens on a street corner, it s not covered by the state s code for schools.

As of June , no anti-bullying law exists in Pennsylvania to provide protections for workers.