Student Handbook: Student Code of Conduct- Bullying and Intimidation

Relevant Excerpt

Bullying and Intimidation include any electronic, written, verbal, or physical act or a series of acts (which includes, but is not limited to, e-mail, text messaging, and internet posting on web-sites or other social media) that is intended to cause, or any reasonable person should know would cause, physical or substantial emotional harm to another person or group. Bullying and Intimidation may include emotional domination, harassment, ridicule, degradation, or humiliation. It may not only cause a negative and harassing effect on individuals targeted, but also others who observe the conduct. Bullying and Intimidation  is conduct that is severe, persistent, or pervasive and has the effect of any of the following:

(i) substantially interfering with a community member’s education, employment, or full enjoyment of the college;

(ii) creating a threatening or intimidating College environment that reasonably leads the person(s) and/or the group to have a substantial fear for their wellbeing, whether physical, emotional or otherwise;

(iii) substantially disrupting the orderly operation of the College; or

(iv) creating a risk to the health, well-being, or safety of individuals.

Bullying and Intimidation are prohibited, and participating in such acts will result in a referral to the student conduct process.