Maybe they are, maybe they're not. But to me this isn't about legislation, but teachers and parents and fellow students not having the balls to step up and say "This isn't right, stop it." We now need legislation to TELL us how to properly act when someone is being mistreated.
This is the legacy of FDR. Before him, people took care of their neighbors, looked out for each other. Since him, "It's the government's job" is the response to all ills.
And frankly, males are being raised to be ashamed they have a pair, or, alternately, to think that bullying a GIRl is somehow appropriate behavior for a guy.
Abolish schools. Problem solved.