Georgia Code

20-2-751.4.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term 'bullying' means:
(1) Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury on another person, when accompanied by an apparent present ability to do so; or
(2) Any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.
(b) Each local board of education shall adopt policies, applicable to students in grades six through 12, that prohibit bullying of a student by another student and shall require such prohibition to be included in the student code of conduct for middle and high schools in that school system. Local board policies shall require that, upon a finding that a student has committed the offense of bullying for the third time in a school year, such student shall be assigned to an alternative school. Each local board of education shall ensure that students and parents of students are notified of the prohibition against bullying, and the penalties for violating the prohibition, by posting such information at each middle and high school and by including such information in student and parent handbooks.
(c) Any school system which is not in compliance with the requirements of this Code section shall be ineligible to receive state funding pursuant to Code Sections 20-2-161 and 20-2-260.

Cobb County Policy

Administrative Rules

Bully Prevention Resources

The following prevention information can be given to parents when their child may be a victim of bullying and or identified as a bully. This prevention information is provided to inform parents about bully/victim behavior.  They are formatted in adobe acrobat reader

Adult Sayings

Bullying Myths

Bystanders

Code of silence

Definition of Bullying

Intervention Strategies for Bully

Relational aggression

Teasing

Tips for Parents and resources

What Does Bullying and Victim Behavior Look Like

Bullying Podcast (mp3)