As of January 2021, 48 states in the U.S. had electronic harassment laws which explicitly included cyberbullying. A total of 44 states included criminal sanctions in their cyberbullying laws. As of the examined month, there were 45 states that had laws regarding school sanctions for cyberbullying.
Number of U.S. states with state cyber bullying laws as of January 2021, by policy
Characteristic
State totals
Includes cyber bullying or online harassment
48
Criminal Sanction for cyber bullying or electronic harassment
* Federal case law allows schools to discipline students for off-campus behavior that results in a substantial disruption of the learning environment at school. These states have simply codified that standard in state statute.
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Cyberbullying Research Center. (February 1, 2021). Number of U.S. states with state cyber bullying laws as of January 2021, by policy [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291082/us-states-with-state-cyber-bullying-laws-policy/
Cyberbullying Research Center. "Number of U.S. states with state cyber bullying laws as of January 2021, by policy." Chart. February 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291082/us-states-with-state-cyber-bullying-laws-policy/
Cyberbullying Research Center. (2021). Number of U.S. states with state cyber bullying laws as of January 2021, by policy. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291082/us-states-with-state-cyber-bullying-laws-policy/
Cyberbullying Research Center. "Number of U.S. States with State Cyber Bullying Laws as of January 2021, by Policy." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291082/us-states-with-state-cyber-bullying-laws-policy/
Cyberbullying Research Center, Number of U.S. states with state cyber bullying laws as of January 2021, by policy Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291082/us-states-with-state-cyber-bullying-laws-policy/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of U.S. states with state cyber bullying laws as of January 2021, by policy [Graph], Cyberbullying Research Center, February 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291082/us-states-with-state-cyber-bullying-laws-policy/
