A plain-English guide to Oklahoma’s bullying and cyberbullying law, written for school counselors and other school staff. Start with the summary, then open any section below for the legal details.
Bottom line for counselors: Oklahoma requires every school district to have a written bullying policy. The law covers cyberbullying but does not clearly reach off-campus behavior. Follow your district's reporting and investigation steps and keep careful notes.
Oklahoma's bullying law includes 12 of 14 key elements, which Lantern rates strong. Cyberbullying can also be a crime under Oklahoma law. State law lets schools discipline students for cyberbullying. School phones: statewide ban (SB 139, April 6, 2025). Oklahoma also has an online-safety law for minors: Oklahoma Privacy Act, SB 546.
Sources last checked: StopBullying.gov summary reviewed May 11, 2026 · school phone rules checked November 11, 2026 · online-safety tracker updated March 30, 2026.
Lantern · State profile
Strong state protections · 12 of 14 key elements
- Covers cyberbullying Yes
- Reaches off-campus behavior No
- District policy required Yes
- Reporting & investigation rules Yes
- Staff training Yes
- Support for students involved Yes
- School phone rules Statewide phone restriction
- Online safety laws for minors 1 on the books
What this means for counselors
- Your district is required to have a written bullying policy. Find it, and learn who in your building receives reports.
- State law sets expectations for reporting and investigating bullying. Follow your district's steps and timelines, and keep careful notes.
- State law does not clearly extend to off-campus cyberbullying. Your district policy may still apply, so check it and talk with your administrator.
- The law calls for support for students who are involved. That is core counseling work, for the student targeted and for the student who bullied.
- Staff training is part of state law. Ask when training happens and make sure it covers cyberbullying and social media.
- Prevention education is expected. Classroom lessons on digital citizenship and online empathy fit here.
- Your state limits student phone use at school. Know your school's phone rules so responses to online incidents are consistent.
- Your state has laws on minors' online safety. They mostly regulate tech companies, but they are useful context when you talk with families.
What Oklahoma’s bullying law includes
- Bans bullying outright: included
The law clearly states that bullying is not allowed. - Defines bullying: included
The law spells out what counts as bullying. - Says where the rules apply: included
The law describes where the rules apply, such as school grounds, buses, events, or online. - Names protected groups: not included
The law lists characteristics, such as race or disability, that bullying often targets. - Districts must have a policy: included
Every school district has to adopt a written bullying policy. - Reporting and investigation rules: included
The law sets out how bullying is reported and investigated. - Consequences for bullying: included
The law describes consequences for students who bully. - Policy shared with families: included
Districts have to tell students, staff, and families about the policy. - Support for students involved: included
The law calls for protection or support, such as counseling, for students who are involved. - Policies reviewed and updated: included
District policies have to be reviewed and kept up to date. - Prevention education: included
The law requires or encourages bullying prevention lessons or programs. - Staff training: included
The law requires or encourages training for teachers and other staff. - Parent involvement: included
The law involves parents in preventing or responding to bullying.
Questions and answers about the law
How are bullying and cyberbullying defined in Oklahoma anti-bullying laws and regulations?
Oklahoma anti-bullying laws include the following definition of bullying or harassing behavior:
“Bullying” means any pattern of harassment, intimidation, threatening behavior, physical acts, verbal or electronic communication directed toward a student or group of students that results in or is reasonably perceived as being done with the intent to cause negative educational or physical results for the targeted individual or group and is communicated in such a way as to disrupt or interfere with the school’s educational mission or the education of any student.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70 § 24-100.3 (2013)
Do Oklahoma anti-bullying laws and regulations cover cyberbullying that occurs off-campus?
No. Oklahoma anti-bullying laws do not cover off-campus conduct.
What are the policy requirements for schools to prevent and respond to bullying behavior?
Oklahoma school districts must adopt a policy for the discipline of all children attending public school and for the investigation of report incidents of bullying. School district policies must contain key policy and procedural elements, including, but not limited to:
- Procedures for reporting and investigations, including procedures for reporting to local law enforcement;
- Statements of consequences for violation of the policy;
- Statements of how the policy will be publicized within the district.
- Procedures for notifying the parents or guardians for a victim and the parents or guardians of a perpetrator;
- Designation of the school official responsible for enforcing the policy;
- Requirements for annual training of administrators and school employees;
- Provisions for educational programming for students and parents in preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying;
- Procedures for referral to delinquency prevention and diversion programs for students who bullying;
- Disciplinary consequences and remedial actions for persons who commit acts of bullying,
- Strategies for providing counseling or referral to appropriate services for both targets and perpetrators and family members affected by bullying; and
- Procedures for documenting and reporting the number of bullying incidents.
Oklahoma anti-bullying laws require districts to implement district policies throughout the school year and in a manner that is integrated with other violence prevention efforts. Oklahoma anti-bullying laws require the State Board of Education to monitor school district compliance, provide sanctions for non-compliance, create a central repository for the collection of information on verified incidents of bullying, and publish annual incident reports.
Do Oklahoma anti-bullying laws and regulations include protections for specific groups?
No. There are no specific groups listed under Oklahoma anti-bullying laws or regulations.
Oklahoma schools that receive federal funding are required by federal law to address discrimination based on certain personal characteristics. Find out when bullying may be a civil rights violation.
Do Oklahoma anti-bullying laws and regulations encourage or require districts to implement bullying prevention programs or strategies?
Yes. Oklahoma anti-bullying laws require districts to provide educational programming developed by the state for students and parents in preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying.
Do Oklahoma anti-bullying laws and regulations encourage or require districts to train teachers and other school staff on how to respond to bullying incidents?
Yes. Oklahoma anti-bullying laws require districts to provide annual training for administrators and school employees in preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying.
Do Oklahoma anti-bullying laws and regulations encourage or require districts to provide safeguards or mental health supports for students involved with bullying?
Yes. Oklahoma school district policies must include a strategy for providing counseling or referral to appropriate services, including guidance, academic intervention, and other protection for students, both targets and perpetrators, and family members affected by bullying. School district policies must establish a procedure whereby, upon completing an investigation of bullying, a school may recommend that available community mental health care, substance abuse, or other counseling options be provided to the student, if appropriate. District policies must also allow a student who has been the victim of harassment, intimidation, or bullying to transfer to another school district.
Do Oklahoma anti-bullying laws and regulations involve parents in efforts to address bullying behavior?
Yes. Oklahoma anti-bullying laws require boards of education to make an effort to involve teachers, parents, administrators, school staff, school volunteers, community representatives, local law enforcement agencies, and students in developing bullying policies. Oklahoma anti-bullying laws also require districts to provide educational programming for parents in preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying.
Answers from StopBullying.gov, last reviewed May 11, 2026.
School phone and device rules
Statewide ban. Most recent statewide action: SB 139, April 6, 2025.
Source: Ballotpedia, checked November 11, 2026.
Online safety and social media laws for minors
These laws mostly place duties on apps, platforms, and websites, such as age checks, parental consent, or limits on addictive feeds. Several have been challenged in court.
- Oklahoma Privacy Act, SB 546
In effect: January 1, 2027
Source: Orrick Online Safety Law Tracker, updated March 30, 2026.
Legal citations, explained (9)
Each entry shows what the law or rule is about first, then its official name with abbreviations spelled out.
- Hazing – Prohibition – Presumption as forced activity – Penalty – Definition Law passed by the legislature Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 21, Section 48-1190 Read the text of Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 21, Section 48-1190
- Short title- School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act Law passed by the legislature Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.2 Read the text of Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.2
- School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act- Purpose and Definitions Law passed by the legislature Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.3 Read the text of Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.3
- School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act – Discipline of child – Prohibition of bullying at school and online- Policy requirements Law passed by the legislature Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.4 Read the text of Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.4
- Safe School Committees- Model Policy Law passed by the legislature Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.5 Read the text of Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.5
- Right of student victims to be separated from offender – Notice to school district of juvenile sex offender identity- school attendance of juvenile sex offender Law passed by the legislature Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.6 Read the text of Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.6
- Suicide awareness and drug use policies – Immunity from employment discipline and civil liability – Cause of action limitations – Duty to notify parents or legal guardians Law passed by the legislature Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.7 Read the text of Oklahoma Statute Annotated Title 70, Section 24-100.7
- Transfers Rule from a state agency Oklahoma Administrative Code Section 210:10-1-18 Read the text of Oklahoma Administrative Code Section 210:10-1-18
- Implementation of policies prohibiting bullying Rule from a state agency Oklahoma Administrative Code Section 210:10-1-20 Read the text of Oklahoma Administrative Code Section 210:10-1-20
Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change, so confirm with your district and state education department.
Find a school district in Oklahoma
Search by ZIP code, select a district on the map, or look one up by name. Each district links to a search for its own bullying policy, since district rules can go further than state law.
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