Scot Burkholder, the director of student support services for the K-12 district, said there were 129 cases reported through the first three weeks of April.

By contrast, Burkholder said, there were 222 bullying cases during the same time period last school year.

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Public schools will now have to provide instruction for students in grades eight through 12, on, at a minimum, the physical, emotional and behavioral symptoms of grief; coping mechanisms and techniques for handling grief and loss; and resources available to students, including in-school support, mental health crisis support and individual and group therapy.

The Department of Education will be required to provide school districts with age-appropriate resources concerning grief. This will take effect immediately and requires the State Board of Education to adopt standards pertaining to grief concurrent with the five-year review and update cycle of the content areas.

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