Reply #80: It's really very easy. If you take public funds, you are required to have

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rules in place to deal with bullying (i.e., escalating punishments ending with expulsion). Once the rules are in place, and everyone knows what they are, it puts the onerous on the schools to enforce them (or face litigation and firing).

A standard set of rules would be great for military families whose children attend multiple schools. That way they won't have to learn a new set of rules for each new school.