Clarity: Delaware's Legal Definition of Bullying and Who to Call!

§ 4112D. School bullying prevention.

(a) Definition of bullying. -- As used in this section, "bullying" means any intentional written, electronic, verbal or physical act or actions against another student, school volunteer or school employee that a reasonable person under the circumstances should know will have the effect of:

(1) Placing a student, school volunteer or school employee in reasonable fear of substantial harm to his or her emotional or physical well-being or substantial damage to his or her property.

(2) Creating a hostile, threatening, humiliating or abusive educational environment due to the pervasiveness or persistence of actions or due to a power differential between the bully and the target; or

(3) Interfering with a student having a safe school environment that is necessary to facilitate educational performance, opportunities or benefits; or

(4) Perpetuating bullying by inciting, soliciting or coercing an individual or group to demean, dehumanize, embarrass or cause emotional, psychological or physical harm to another student, school volunteer or school employee.

http://delcode.delaware.gov/title14/c041/index.shtml#4112D

A Note to All Parents:

If you know of bullying in your school,  make this call:

Delaware Department of Justice

Bullying Prevention
School Crime Contact

(Ombudsperson)
1-800-220-5414