The parent trap: Extending New York State's parental liability law to hold parents liable for minor child's bullying.

Bullying is a phenomenon that results in psychological and physical effects, or even suicides and school shootings. Many states have enacted anti‐bullying laws to prevent bullying, but we still see the same tragedies that come from it. A town in New York jails parents for their child's bullying and has seen improvement. However, the goal of this amendment is to deter, not to punish. To protect the welfare and safety of our state's children, this Note proposes that New York amend its parental liability law by adopting the parental liability laws of Oregon, Tennessee, and the notification law of Utah. Key points for the family court community: Victims of bullying are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than those who are not bullied.40.5% of girls and 27.6% of boys have exhibited symptoms of PTSD at the time of their bullying trauma.Every day, 160,000 students will not attend school due to fear of being bullied.Approximately 71% of school shooters were victims of bullying and 87% of them have left evidence at the scene suggesting they were bullied.There is no current law in New York State that addresses these issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]