Bullying includes cyberbullying
Bullying includes cyberbullying and means systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students or employees. It is further defined as unwanted and repeated written, verbal, or physical behavior, including any threatening, insulting, or dehumanizing gesture, by an adult or student, that is severe or pervasive enough to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment; cause discomfort or humiliation, or unreasonably interfere with the individual's school performance or participation, and may involve but is not limited to:
- teasing
- threat
- intimidation
- stalking
- cyberstalking
- physical violence
- theft
- sexual, religious, or racial harassment
- public or private humiliation
- destruction of property; and
- social-exclusion