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Virginia Code § 22.1-276.01 — bullying and disciplinary definitions

Defines bullying through unwanted harmful conduct, power imbalance and repetition or severe emotional trauma; excludes ordinary teasing, horseplay, argument and peer conflict. Also defines disciplinary terms.

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Current official Virginia text checked October 26, 2026; A–B. The definition guides fact review; a reported disagreement is not automatically a substantiated bullying finding. Legal-reference source link; not factual evidence of NNPS conduct and not an ANN-hosted publication copy.

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