§ 15.1-19-22 — Causes of action - Immunity - Nonpublic schools

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 nonpublic school, 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 nonpublic school employee or official designated
in the school's 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 nonpublic school 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 implemented a bullying policy, similar to that required by section 15.1-19-18
and substantially complied with that policy.