53H-7-401. Definitions.
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Effective 10/14/2025
53H-7-401. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)"Discriminatory harassment" means student-on-student speech that:
(a)is unwelcome;
(b)discriminates on the basis of a classification protected under federal or state law; and
(c)is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive, and that so undermines and distracts from a student's educational experience, that the student is effectively denied access to an institution's resource or opportunity.
(a)"Student-on-student speech" means verbal, written, or other communication that is:
(i)communicated by a student; and
(ii)directed at another student.
(b)"Student-on-student speech" does not include an act of physical contact between a student and another student.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8 , 2025 Special Session 1