Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 115C-407.17

• bullying or harassing behavior: is a ny pattern of gestures or written, electronic, or verbal communications, or any physical act or any threatening communication, that takes place on school property, at any school-sponsored function, or on a school bus, and that:

  (1) Places a student or school employee in actual and reasonable fear of harm to his or her person or damage to his or her property; or

  (2) Creates or is certain to create a hostile environment by substantially interfering with or impairing a student's educational performance, opportunities, or benefits. See North Carolina General Statutes 115C-407.15