§ 20 — Definitions

§ 20. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "School property" shall mean in or within any building, structure,\nathletic playing field, playground, parking lot, or land contained\nwithin the real property boundary line of a nonpublic elementary or\nsecondary school; or in or on a school bus, as defined in section one\nhundred forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law.\n 2. "School function" shall mean a nonpublic school-sponsored\nextra-curricular event or activity.\n 3. "Harassment" and "bullying" shall mean the creation of a hostile\nenvironment by conduct or by threats, intimidation or abuse, including\ncyberbullying, that (a) has or would have the effect of unreasonably and\nsubstantially interfering with a student's educational performance,\nopportunities or benefits, or mental, emotional or physical well-being;\n(b) reasonably causes or would reasonably be expected to cause a student\nto fear for their physical safety; (c) reasonably causes or would\nreasonably be expected to cause physical injury or emotional harm to a\nstudent; or (d) occurs off school property and creates, or would\nforeseeably create, a risk of substantial disruption within the school\nenvironment, where it is foreseeable that the conduct, threats,\nintimidation or abuse might reach school property. For purposes of this\ndefinition, the term "threats, intimidation or abuse" shall include\nverbal and non-verbal actions.\n 4. "Cyberbullying" shall mean harassment or bullying as defined in\nsubdivision three of this section, where such harassment or bullying\noccurs through any form of electronic communication.\n 5. "School" shall mean any nonpublic elementary or secondary school.\n