Student bullying; definition; characteristics of victim. Adjusts the definition of "bullying" in the context of public education to specify that the real or perceived power imbalance between the aggressor or aggressors and victim that is involved in the act of bullying includes such a power imbalance on the basis of the membership of the victim in a group that is protected from discrimination pursuant to the Virginia Human Rights Act.

Statutes affected:
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102548D: 22.1-276.01
House: Printed as engrossed 24102548D-E: 22.1-276.01
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB536ER): 22.1-276.01