§ 15.1-19-21 — Causes of action - Immunity - School districts

1. Sections 15.1-19-17 through 15.1-19-22 do not prevent a victim from seeking redress
pursuant to any other applicable civil or criminal law. Sections 15.1-19-17 through
15.1-19-22 do not create or alter any civil cause of action for monetary damages
against any person or school district, nor do sections 15.1-19-17 through 15.1-19-22
constitute grounds for any claim or motion raised by either the state or a defendant in
any proceedings.
2. Any individual who promptly, reasonably, and in good faith reports an incident of
bullying, reprisal, or retaliation to the school district employee or official designated in
the school district bullying policy is immune from civil or criminal liability resulting from
or relating to the report or to the individual's participation in any administrative or
judicial proceeding stemming from the report.
3. A school district and its employees are immune from any liability that might otherwise
be incurred as a result of a student having been the recipient of bullying, if the school

district implemented a bullying policy, as required by section 15.1-19-18 and
substantially complied with that policy.