Bullying Definitions and Categories
Summary
Bullying, as defined by Indiana statute IC 20-33-8-.2, means overt, unwanted, repeated acts or
gestures, including verbal or written communications or images transmitted in any manner
(including digitally or electronically), physical acts committed, aggression, or any other behaviors,
that are committed by a student or group of students against another student with the intent to
harass, ridicule, humiliate, intimidate, or harm the other targeted student and create for the targeted
student an objectively hostile school environment that:
(1) places the targeted student in reasonable fear of harm to the targeted student’s person or
property;
(2) has a substantially detrimental effect on the targeted student’s physical or mental health;
(3) has the effect of substantially interfering with the targeted student’s academic performance;
or
(4) has the effect of substantially interfering with the targeted student’s ability to participate in
or benefit from the services, activities, and privileges provided by the school.
Source: Indiana Department of Education (n.d.). Bullying Definitions and Categories.