As used in this section and 9 CAR § 100-334:

1. (1)

   1. (A) “Bullying” means the intentional harassment, intimidation, humiliation, ridicule, defamation, or threat or incitement of violence by a student against another student or the Division of Youth Services or provider school employee by a written, verbal, electronic, or physical act that may address an attribute of the other student or staff member or disrupt the operation of the division facility.

   2. (B) The physical acts under subdivision (1)(A) of this section may cause:

      1. (i) Physical harm or damage to the person’s property; or
      2. (ii) Substantial interference within the division’s facility.
   3. (C) “Bullying” includes cyberbullying;

2. (2)

   1. (A) “Cyberbullying” means without limitation a communication or image transmitted by means of an electronic device, including without limitation a telephone, wireless communications device, computer, or pager that results in the substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the school or educational environment.

   2. (B)

      1. (i) “Cyberbullying” includes any form of communication sent by an electronic act that is to:

         1. (a) (a) Harass;
         2. (b) (b) Intimidate;
      2. (c) (c) Humiliate;

      3. (d) (d) Ridicule;

         1. (e) (e) Defame; or
         2. (f) (f) Threaten or incite violence.

      4. (ii) An electronic act under this subdivision includes those acts whether or not they originated on school property or with school equipment, if the electronic act:

         1. (a) (a) Is directed specifically at students or school personnel and maliciously intended for the purpose of disrupting school; and
         2. (b) (b) Has a high likelihood of succeeding in that purpose; and
3. (3) “Harassment” means a pattern of unwelcome verbal or physical conduct relating to another person’s constitutionally or statutorily protected status that causes, or reasonably should be expected to cause, substantial interference with the other’s performance in the school environment.