Report of Harassing or Bullying Behavior
N.C. General Statute 115C-407.15 - Bullying and Harassing Behavior Definition: Bullying or harassing behavior is any pattern of gestures or written, electronic, or verbal communications, or any physical act or threatening communication that takes place on school property, at any school-sponsored function, or on a bus, and that (1) Places a student or employee in actual and reasonable fear of harm or (2) creates or is certain to create a hostile environment by interfering with or impairing a student's educational performance, opportunities, or benefits.
Bullying or harassing behavior includes, but is not limited to, acts reasonably perceived as being motivated by any actual or perceived differentiating characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, socioeconomic status, academic status, gender identity, physical appearance, sexual orientation, or mental, physical, developmental, or sensory disability, or by association with a person who has or is perceived to have one or more of these characteristics.