Idaho § 18-917A - Student harassment - Intimidation - Bullying
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-917A — Student harassment - Intimidation - Bullying, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-917A. Student harassment - Intimidation - Bullying
(1) No student or minor present on school property or at school activities shall intentionally commit, or conspire to commit, an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying against another student.
(2) As used in this section, "harassment, intimidation or bullying" means any intentional gesture, or any intentional written, verbal or physical act or threat by a student that:
(a) A reasonable person under the circumstances should know will have the effect of:
(i) Harming a student; or
(ii) Damaging a student’s property; or
(iii) Placing a student in reasonable fear of harm to his or her person; or
(iv) Placing a student in reasonable fear of damage to his or her property; or
(b) Is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening or abusive educational environment for a student.
An act of harassment, intimidation or bullying may also be committed through the use of a landline, car phone or wireless telephone or through the use of data or computer software that is accessed through a computer, computer system, or computer network.
(3) A student who personally violates any provision of this section may be guilty of an infraction.
[18-917A, added 2006, ch. 313, sec. 3, p. 973; am. 2015, ch. 289, sec. 1, p. 1161.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-917A ("Student harassment - Intimidation - Bullying") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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