* 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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U.S. states with state cyber bullying laws as of January 2021
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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Feb 2021, /statistics/291082/us-states-with-state-cyber-bullying-laws-policy/
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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: /statistics/291082/us-states-with-state-cyber-bullying-laws-policy/
