Montana § 20-5-208 Definition

Montana Statutes

§ 20-5-208 — Definition

Montana § 20-5-208

Title 20EDUCATION

Ch. 5PUPILS

Part 2Duties -- Prohibitions -- Penalties

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Mont. Code Ann. § 20-5-208 (2026).

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20-5-208 . Definition.

(1)"Bullying" means any harassment, intimidation, hazing, or threatening, insulting, or demeaning gesture or physical contact, including any intentional written, verbal, or electronic communication or threat directed against a student that is persistent, severe, or repeated and that:

(a)causes a student physical harm, damages a student's property, or places a student in reasonable fear of harm to the student or the student's property;

(b)creates a hostile environment by interfering with or denying a student's access to an educational opportunity or benefit; or

(c)substantially and materially disrupts the orderly operation of a school.

(2)The term includes retaliation against a victim or witness who reports information about an act of bullying and includes acts o

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20-5-208 . Definition. (1) "Bullying" means any harassment, intimidation, hazing, or threatening, insulting, or demeaning gesture or physical contact, including any intentional written, verbal, or electronic communication or threat directed against a student that is persistent, severe, or repeated and that:
(a) causes a student physical harm, damages a student's property, or places a student in reasonable fear of harm to the student or the student's property;
(b) creates a hostile environment by interfering with or denying a student's access to an educational opportunity or benefit; or
(c) substantially and materially disrupts the orderly operation of a school.
(2) The term includes retaliation against a victim or witness who reports information about an act of bullying and includes acts of hazing associated with athletics or school-sponsored organizations or groups.