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Cyber Bullying. The purpose of this policy is to communicate with all supervisors, employees, and students, that Grambling State University will not toleratebullying behavior. Should it be determined that there is a violation of this policy, the individual in question faces possible disciplinary action(s),
which can range from a letter of reprimand up to and including
suspension. FIREfound in violation of this policy will be disciplined
under applicable procedures established under the Code of Student Conduct.

Bullying may be intentional or unintentional. However, it must be noted that where an allegation of bullying is made, the intention of the alleged bully is irrelevant and will not be given consideration when appropriate disciplinary action is needed. Grambling State University considers the following types of behavior examples of bullying when they are part of a pattern of conduct that rises to the standard set forth above:

• Verbal Bullying: slandering, ridiculing, or maligning a person or his/her family; persistent name calling which is hurtful, insulting, or humiliating; using a person as the butt of jokes; remarks that would be viewed by others in the community as abusive and offensive; persistently interrupting another person or otherwise preventing another person’s legitimate attempts to speak; use of nicknames after being warned that the nickname is considered by the victim to be offensive; constant criticism on matters unrelated to a person’s job performance or description or on matters that cannot be documented