Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 200 - Board of Education
Chapter 30 - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Subchapter 10 - Civil Rights
Part 2 - Safe School Act - Statewide Bullying Policy (200-RICR-30-10-2)
Section 200-RICR-30-10-2.2 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 200 RI Code of Rules 30 10 2.2
Current through March 20, 2024
A. "Bullying" means:
1. The use by one or more students of a
written, verbal or electronic expression or a physical act or gesture or any
combination thereof directed at a student that:
a. Causes physical or emotional harm to the
student or damage to the student's property;
b. Places the student in reasonable fear of
harm to himself/herself or of damage to his/her property;
c. Creates an intimidating, threatening,
hostile, or abusive educational environment for the student;
d. Infringes on the rights of the student to
participate in school activities; or,
e. Materially and substantially disrupts the
education process or the orderly operation of a school.
2. The expression, physical act or gesture
may include, but is not limited to, an incident or incidents that may be
reasonably perceived as being motivated by characteristics such as:
a. Race;
b. Color;
c. Religion;
d. Ancestry;
e. National origin;
f. Gender;
g. Sexual orientation;
h. Gender identity and expression;
i. Mental, physical, or sensory disability,
intellectual ability; or,
j. By any
other distinguishing characteristic.
3. Bullying most often occurs as repeated
behavior and often is not a single incident between the bullying/cyber-bullying
offender(s) and the bullying victim(s).
B. "Cyber-bullying" means:
1. Bullying through the use of technology or
any electronic communication, which shall include, but not be limited to, any
transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, texting or
intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio,
electromagnetic, photo electronic or photo optical system, including, but not
limited to, electronic mail, Internet communications, instant messages or
facsimile communications.
2. Forms
of cyber-bullying may include but are not limited to:
a. The creation of a web page or blog in
which the creator assumes the identity of another person;
b. The knowing impersonation of another
person as the author of posted content or messages; or,
c. The distribution by electronic means of a
communication to more than one person or the posting of materials on an
electronic medium that may be accessed by one or more persons, if the creation,
impersonation, or distribution results in any of the conditions enumerated in
§§
2.2(A)(1)(a) through
(e) of this Part.
C. "At school" means:
1. On school premises;
2. At any school-sponsored activity or event
whether or not it is held on school premises;
3. On a school-transportation
vehicle;
4. At an official school
bus stop;
5. Using property or
equipment provided by the school; or,
6. Acts which create a material and
substantial disruption of the education process or the orderly operation of the
school.
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