- Category: Bullying Policies
- School: University of Massachusetts – Amherst
- Statement Rating: Yellow
- Last updated: September 18, 2021
Relevant excerpt
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying includes things like internet trolling or flaming, name-calling, threats, spreading rumors or threatening to release private information/photos, attacking someone physically or verbally, and purposefully excluding someone from a group.