School districts and charter schools must have adopted anti-bullying policies by Wednesday and must submit them to the Michigan Department of Education by July 6. The policies must include:

• A statement prohibiting bullying of a student.

• A statement prohibiting retaliation or false accusation against a target of bullying, a witness or anyone with reliable information about a bullying incident.

• A provision indicating that all students are protected under the policy and bullying is prohibited without regard to its subject matter or motivation.

• The identification by job title of school officials responsible for ensuring the policy is implemented.

• A statement describing how the policy is to be publicized.

• A procedure for providing notification to the parent-legal guardian for a bullying victim and the parent-legal guardian of the bully.

• A procedure for reporting an act of bullying.

• A procedure for prompt investigation of a report of a violation of the policy or a related complaint, identifying either the principal or the principal`s designee as the person responsible for the investigation.

• A procedure to document any prohibited incident that is reported and a procedure to report all verified incidents of bullying and the resulting consequences, including discipline and referrals, to the board of the school district or charter school.