Bullying and Cyber-Bullying

Bullying is defined as repeated unwelcome conduct directed at a student that causes physical or emotional harm to the student and/or damage to the student's property, places the student in reasonable fear of harm to themselves and/or damage to their property, infringes on the rights of the student at the college, and/or materially and substantially disrupts the educational environment or college operations.

Bullying behaviors include, but are not limited to:

  • Physical: Pushing, hitting, shoving, spitting, damaging or stealing personal property, or threatening physical harm
  • Verbal: Name-calling, insults, slurs, disparaging remarks, mocking, taunting, or using derogatory language based on protected characteristics
  • Social/Relational: Deliberate exclusion, isolation, spreading rumors, sharing embarrassing information or images without consent
  • Intimidation: Threatening looks, gestures, or behavior intended to frighten or alarm

Cyberbullying is Bullying behavior that occurs through electronic means (email, text, social media, online platforms) used to harass, intimidate, threaten, or humiliate. Cyberbullying includes but is not limited to:

  • Doxxing: Sharing someone’s private personal information not otherwise publicly available (such as their address, phone number, or other identifying information) without their consent.
  • Online Impersonation: Pretending to be someone else online using their identity without consent with the intention of damaging, intimidating, or defrauding others, including creating fake profiles or accounts to harass.
  • Virtual Mobbing: Organizing or encouraging others to engage in collective online harassment of an individual.
  • Unwanted Digital Communications: Persistent sending of offensive messages, images, or content through digital means after being told to stop.

If Bullying behavior (including Cyberbullying) is directed at a person due to an identity, the conduct may be addressed under the Sexual Misconduct Policy and/or Discriminatory Harassment Policy, and their related processes.

Updated July 2026