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[|Another Source For Laws] 5. A number of states have passed laws on cyberbullying to protect children from being harmed or harassed. In Arkansas, a law was passed to allow school officials to take action against cyberbullying even if the cyberbully doesn’t attend that school. They have much more freedom to punish students that harass their students. Idaho schools can suspend students if they bully someone over the phone or computer. Iowa has passed laws that force the schools to make anti-cyberbullying policies that cover bullying in school, on school property, or at any school event. New Jersey passed a law that allows students to be punished even if the cyberbullying didn’t happen on school grounds. In Missouri, cyberbullying has been changed from a misdemeanor to a Class-D felony. New York has created a system to investigate claims of cyberbullying that would help the police and school officials punish the cyberbullies. The governor of Rhode Island is trying to pass a law that would make cyberbullies appear in family court, where they would be charged as delinquents. Vermont has added a $500 dollar fine to cyberbullying and they are researching to allow school officials to control cyberbullying. [|Source For Laws]