Student Handbook: Student Code of Conduct- Bullying/Cyberbullying
University of Rhode Island
Relevant Excerpt
Bullying is the repeated use of a written, oral, or electronic communication, or a physical act or gesture by one or more individuals, repeatedly directed at another individual that:
a.) causes physical or emotional harm or damage to property and/or
b.) places the target of such behavior in reasonable fear of harm to self, or of damage to property and/or
c.) creates a hostile environment or otherwise infringes on the rights of such individual and/or
d.) substantially disrupts the education process
Bullying shall include, but not be limited to, a written, oral, or electronic communication or physical act or gesture based on any actual or perceived differentiating characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic status, academic status, physical appearance, or mental ,physical, developmental or sensory disability, or by association with an individual or group who has or is perceived to have one or more of such characteristics.