Student Handbook: Code of Student Conduct- Bullying, Threatening, and/or Abusive Behavior

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This includes, but is not limited to, threatening, tormenting, mocking, intimidating, maliciously or inappropriately ridiculing another or another’s work or comments beyond the scope of scholarly inquiry, or exploiting known psychological or physical vulnerabilities or impairment, including, but not limited to: ...

● Verbal/written behavior such as ridiculing, insulting, instigating, spreading rumors about, or maligning a person either verbally or in writing; addressing abusive, threatening, derogatory, or offensive remarks to a person.
● Nonverbal behavior such as directing threatening gestures toward a person, or invading personal space after being asked to move or leave or under circumstances where the individual initiating proximity should reasonably know it is unwelcome.
● “Cyber” behavior, defined as bullying an individual using any electronic form, including, but not limited to the Internet, interactive and digital technologies, social media, or mobile phones.